The Cincinnati Reds had a great May and are becoming a major player in MLB Betting Futures. The NL Central leaders went 17-11 last month, and have moved all the way up to seventh in Bovada’s 2012 World Series Odds, ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals.
The Reds started out around 30/1 to win the Series, but have established themselves as the team to beat in the Central and stand at 15/1. They are a 4/5 favorite to win the division on MLB Futures Odds available at Bovada Sportsbook. Continue reading
The Boston Red Sox appear to have some real issues getting over the hump, and it won’t get any easier tonight. The Sox will have their sixth chance at getting over .500 on Tuesday night, but will have to do it against reigning Cy Young winner Justin Verlander.
Yu Darvish hasn’t been worth $107 million so far this year, but his experience in the majors so far may come in handy Tuesday night as the Texas Rangers face the New York Yankees. It will be a showdown between two of the highest-scoring offenses in baseball.
The Minnesota Twins can be very therapeutic at times.
The Dodgers and Padres need this. Both teams stayed in the spotlight by making big personnel changes ranging from the players all the way up to the very top with owners. After a while, the news and sports talk shows seem to forget that actually playing the game of baseball is all that really matters. So I’m sure that nobody is more ready than the players to get put the offseason in the rearview.
Just a day after being burned in their season debut, the Miami Marlins hope to make amends on Thursday night when they travel to Cincinnati in one of the most expensive collection of players to meet ever.
The New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox hit more home runs last year than any other team and were the only one’s to crack 200. It’s no wonder all three teams are heavy favorites to win the World Series in MLB Betting Odds.
You could make the argument that 2011 was the year of the pitcher.
It’s been a long winter.
The Boston Red Sox bookended last season with two of the worst losing streaks in recent memory, starting the year 2-10 and then finishing it 7-20 in September. Their miserable stretch only ended because there were no more games to lose. It was the game’s worst collapse in history, coughing up a 9 1/2 game Wild Card lead to miss the playoffs. That paved the way for the entire locker room to be ravaged, gutting many of the team’s personnel, including manager Terry Francona.