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Cincinnati Reds Rising On 2012 MLB Betting Odds

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

Detroit Tigers Vs Boston Red Sox Betting Odds For May 29th, 2012

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.

Verlander is once again the top pitcher in the American League, leading all hurlers with 75 strikeouts, a 2.15 ERA and 0.81 WHIP. He lost just his second game last week when a lack of run support ruined his seven-strikeout day. That’s been the M.O. for the Tigers lately, sitting at 23-25, third in the AL Central. Continue reading

Texas Rangers Vs New York Yankees Betting Odds For April 24th, 2012

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.

Darvish has been touched up this year, surrendering 17 hits over 11 1/3 innings. But what he’s done well has been limiting the damage. Despite walking 13 hitters so far this year, Darvish has cut down on his runs allowed and seems to be steadily improving in the box score. He only allowed one run in his previous start against the Detroit Tigers last week. In that start, he went a season-high 6 1/3 innings in a 10-3 win. Continue reading

Boston Red Sox Vs Minnesota Twins Betting Odds For April 24th 2012

The Minnesota Twins can be very therapeutic at times.

The Boston Red Sox finally snapped their five-game losing streak last night in a 6-5 win over the Twins, quelling the riots for now.

Boston tries to start a positive win streak Tuesday night, going for two-in-a-row against Minnesota at Target Field.

Cody Ross had two homers last night, giving the Twins their third loss in a row. They’ve also lost eight of their last 10 against Boston overall. Continue reading

L.A Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Opening Series Betting Odds

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.

The Dodgers boast some young rising stars in Matt Kemp, Clayton Kershaw, and Dee Gordon that everyone is raving about. But what is most interesting about the Padres this year is that all of their players are rising stars you just haven’t heard of yet. Top prospects in trades have come over by the boat load over the last few years as the team began rebuilding their roster. The last two aces pitching for the Padres have found themselves packing their bags in exchange for players. Jake Peavy, the 2007 Cy Young award winner was traded for four prospects to the White Sox and last year’s ace, Mat Latos, was recently shipped off for four more. Continue reading

Miami Marlins Continue New-Look 2012 MLB Season Against Cincinnati Reds

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 Marlins, forever ired for their frugal spending habits, went on a spree this winter by adding All-Stars Jose Reyes, Heath Bell and Mark Buehrle.

Buehrle gets the start tonight, following up Josh Johnson’s batting practice session in which he allowed 12 hits and 3 runs. Continue reading

2012 MLB Season Home Run Odds: What Will Be The High Number?

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.

As valuable as pitching is, there is no more valued asset than pure, raw power that can change the game in an instant. We saw that this winter when teams spent big to acquire more power to their lineups. The Los Angeles Angels inked Albert Pujols and his 445 career dingers to a massive contract in December. A month later, Prince Fielder stunned everyone by signing with his father’s alma mater, the Detroit Tigers. Continue reading

2012 MLB Season Props Predict Highest Win Total For A Pitcher

You could make the argument that 2011 was the year of the pitcher.

It had been almost 20 years since a pitcher won the MVP award and it had become such taboo that few thought it would happen again. But when Justin Verlander goes off and sweeps the pitching triple crown, you have to start re-evaluating yourself. The righty won 24 games with a 2.40 ERA and 250 strikeouts to lead the Detroit Tigers to their first playoff berth since 2006.

Not only did he reopen the conversation on a pitcher’s worth, but he makes 2012 a really interesting year for hurlers. In 2011, Verlander won 24 games, most of any pitcher since 2002, followed by Ian Kennedy and Clayton Kershaw’s 21. It was the first time in three years that many pitchers got to 20 games in a season. Continue reading

MLB Prop Betting Odds Ask About The Highest RBI Total In 2012 Season

It’s been a long winter.

One of the longer one’s I’ve experienced. I can’t remember a season where so many big, premier names switched teams and instantly shifted MLB Betting Odds. And not just guys like Carl Crawford. I actually like him, but Crawford won’t make the Boston Red Sox more of a favorite to win the title anymore than Subway makes a better breakfast.

No, were talking Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder, who instantly transformed the Los Angeles Angels and Detroit Tigers from contenders to flatout favorites for the American League crown. Continue reading

2012 MLB Prop Betting Odds Predict Longest Losing Streak

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.

And still, they avoided losing 20 games in a row. That kind of a feat takes determination, and ineptitude. Although a longshot, Bovada is offering a juicy +900 payout in MLB Prop Betting Odds if a team loses 20-straight. Continue reading