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Now 5.5 games back of the Oakland Athletics (77-56) for the second AL Wild Card spot, the Boston Red Sox (72-62) are falling out of the playoff race with one month left to play in the season. They have been treading water since the All-Star break, with a 23-21 record, and are slowly losing the…

John Ewing: Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers Felix Hernandez (1-4, 6.09 ERA) vs. Lance Lynn (14-9, 3.85 ERA) Mariners Moneyline: +150 Rangers Moneyline: -170 Over/Under: 10.5 First pitch: 8:05 p.m. ET Felix Hernandez will make his second start for the Mariners since returning from a right shoulder injury. “King Felix” hasn’t been the same pitcher…

With a short 10-game slate and just six night games, there are very few instances of sharp MLB action to report for Thursday night. But while scanning tonight’s board, the Pirates vs. Rockies over/under quickly caught my attention.  At 14.5, this total is challenging the Yankees-Red Sox June 30 matchup (which closed at 15) to…

After dropping the first two games of their series to the Astros (87-47), the Rays (76-58) are now one game out of a wild card spot – with two more losses than the Oakland Athletics (76-56) who have two games in hand. The Red Sox (72-62) have fallen five games off of the pace; so…

The Dodgers (87-47) have completely dominated their divisional opponents this season with a 37-19 record, winning by an average margin of 1.8 runs. They’re 9-6 against the Padres, with a +18 run differential, and will be looking to pad their seven-game lead over the Braves for home-field advantage in the NL Playoffs. My concern for…

Zerillo: Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox Jake Odorizzi (13-6, 3.57 ERA) vs. Ross Detwiler (2-3, 5.51 ERA) Twins Moneyline: -179 White Sox Moneyline: 169 Over/Under: 10.5 First pitch: 8:10 p.m. ET Coming off of a 3-1 loss against the Twins with their ace Lucas Giolito on the mound, bettors probably won’t be looking to…

Danny Donahue: Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels Mike Minor (11-7, 3.17 ERA) vs. Andrew Heaney (3-3, 4.31 ERA) Rangers Moneyline: +135 Angels Moneyline: -145 Over/Under: 8 First pitch: 10:07 p.m. ET The Rangers are ahead of the Angels in the standings, they’ve got an All-Star starter on the mound (with an ERA more than…

After the Rockies provided a promising start to Monday, ’twas not the most fun evening for sharps who bet last night’s Pirates-Phillies game. With the Pirates up 4-2 entering the bottom of the eighth, both the Buccos moneyline and the under looked to be in pretty good shape. Fast forward to the bottom of the…

Sean Zerillo: Atlanta Braves at Colorado Rockies Julio Teheran (8-8, 3.53 ERA) vs. Tim Melville (1-0, 1.29 ERA) Braves Moneyline: -151 Rockies Moneyline: 139 Over/Under: 13.5 First pitch: 3:10 p.m. ET

The Cardinals (71-58) and Brewers (67-83) begin a three-game set in Milwaukee on Monday, with Adam Wainwright (9-9, 4.51 ERA) taking on Gio Gonzalez (2-1, 3.64 ERA) St. Louis holds a 2.5-game lead over the Cubs in the NL Central race, and the Brewers are two games behind the Cubs in the Wild Card hunt.…

Monday’s MLB slate may be short, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t attracted its fair share of sharp action. In addition to the only afternoon start on schedule, sharps have also made moves on tonight’s Pirates-Phillies matchup, pouncing on three bets in total.

Sunday Night Baseball Betting Odds: New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers Probable starters: Domingo Germán (16-3, 4.15 ERA) vs. Clayton Kershaw (13-2, 2.71 ERA) Yankees odds:  +158 Dodgers odds: -173 Over/Under:  8.5 First pitch: 7:05 p.m. ET on ESPN On Sunday night, the Yankees (84-47) and Dodgers (86-45) will battle for a series win in their first matchup since…

I talk about it a lot, but it bears repeating whenever possible: the Oakland Athletics dominate left-handed pitching, and they have been incredibly profitable against left-handed starters of late.  Dating back to July 1, 2018, the A’s are 41-19 (68.3%, +17.8 units) on the game moneyline and 36-18-6 (66%, +15 units) in the first five…

The Milwaukee Brewers (65-62) and Arizona Diamondbacks (64-64) remain afloat in the NL Wild Card hunt but are losing time to gain ground on the four teams standing between them and a playoff spot. Arizona (+64) has a significantly better run differential than Milwaukee (-35), thanks in part to their stellar team defense which ranks…

Friday Betting Odds: New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers Probable starters: James Paxton (9-6, 4.53 ERA) vs. Hyun-Jin Ryu (12-3, 1.64 ERA) Yankees odds: 130 Dodgers odds: -141 Over/Under:  8.5 First pitch: 10:10 p.m. ET The Dodgers and Yankees have met 11 times in the World Series — the most that any two teams have met in the…

Danny Donahue: Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros Jose Suarez (2-4, 6.75 ERA) vs. Zack Grienke (13-4, 2.84 ERA) Away Moneyline: +240 Home Moneyline: 270 Over/Under: 9 First pitch: 8:10 p.m. ET

Thursday’s MLB slate is attracting plenty of action overall, including from sharp bettors. However, there are multiple instances of two-way wiseguy activity, meaning professional money is hitting both sides of some games. Remember, sharps don’t always agree on the right side of a certain matchup, especially at varying betting lines. With this in mind, there…

Danny Donahue: Detroit Tigers at Houston Astros Jordan Zimmermann (1-8, 6.66 ERA) vs. Gerrit Cole (14-5, 2.87 ERA) Tigers Moneyline: +430 Astros Moneyline: -510 Over/Under: 8 First pitch: 8:10 p.m. ET

Imagine betting over $60,000 on a regular-season baseball game, and not even getting the best of the number. Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros opened as a -430 favorite on Wednesday; and closed as high as -600 at Fanduel Sportsbook in New Jersey and MGM in Nevada. Bettors in Vegas laid down mid-five-figure bets on…

For the second night in a row, sharps are finding the most value on the MLB slate through moneylines. Just as they did last night, they’ve caused significant line movement on three teams, with tonight’s plays ranging from 7:05 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. ET.

Danny Donahue: Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates Patrick Corbin (9-5, 3.34 ERA) vs. Joe Musgrove (8-11, 4.59 ERA) Nationals Moneyline: -150 Pirates Moneyline: +130 Over/Under: 9 First pitch: 7:05 p.m. ET The Pirates surprised most bettors by pulling off a win last night behind only a 13% backing. And what better way to celebrate a…

By traditional stats, Lucas Giolito (13-6, 3.41 ERA) and Jake Odorizzi (13-5, 3.50 ERA) are having comparable seasons for two AL Central clubs at different stages of contention. The Twins (77-49) lead the AL Central by three games over Cleveland, while the White Sox (56-69) were above .500 through May (and are 10-9 in August)…

Finding three games on Tuesday’s MLB slate drawing professional action was not a difficult task. All plays in tonight’s Sharp Report were given away fairly easily by reading line movement, betting percentages and Sports Insights’ Bet Signals. Pros have hit games ranging from 7:05 p.m. to 10:07 p.m. ET, capping off the night with what…

Collin Wilson: Detroit Tigers at Houston Astros Spencer Turnbull (3-11, 3.75 ERA) vs. Aaron Sanchez (5-14, 5.79 ERA) Away Moneyline: -275 Home Moneyline: +245 Over/Under: 9 First pitch: 8:10 p.m. ET While the moneyline gets most of the attention in this series, the total deserves a look with our umpire assignments. David Rackley will call…

The moneyline for the Phillies-Red Sox clash on Tuesday night is essentially set as a pick’em, which I found as a surprise with Aaron Nola going up against Brian Johnson. Who knows where the Red Sox motivation will be, six games out of a wild card spot, now that Chris Sale has been shut down…