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The Astros (79-46) and Tigers (37-84) begin a series today; a matchup between the World Series favorite and arguably the worst team in baseball; both by record and offensive production. Respectively, the two teams have the second-highest (+178) and second-lowest (-237) run differentials this season, behind only the Dodgers (+210) and Orioles (-261). AL Cy…

Sean Zerillo: Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates Joe Ross (3-3, 5.91 ERA) vs. Trevor Williams (5-5, 5.25 ERA) Nationals Moneyline: -115 Pirates Moneyline: +107 Over/Under: 10 First pitch: 7:05 p.m. ET Following their 7-1 loss to the Cubs on Sunday night in the Little League Classic, the Pirates are now 20 games below .500 since…

Sunday Night Baseball Betting Odds: Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates Probable starters: Jose Quintana (10-7, 4.11 ERA) vs. Mitch Keller (1-1, 7.94 ERA) Cubs odds: -152 Pirates odds: +141 Over/Under: 10 First pitch: 7:10 p.m. ET on ESPN On Sunday night, the Cubs (65-58) and Pirates (51-71) will take part in the third annual MLB Little League Classic, located at…

Betting Odds: Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees Mike Clevinger (7-2 3.34 ERA) vs. CC Sabathia (5-6, 4.78 ERA) Indians odds: -124 Yankees odds: +115 Over/Under: 10 First pitch: 1:05 p.m. ET  The Indians’ extended New York trip will continue today as they finish up a series with the Yankees, who have run away and…

Sean Zerillo: Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox Asher Wojciechowski (2-5, 4.84 ERA) vs. Eduardo Rodriguez (13-5, 4.31 ERA) Away Moneyline: 260 Home Moneyline: -320 Over/Under: 10.5 First pitch: 7:10 p.m. ET Coming off of 9-1 drubbing at the hands of the Red Sox on Friday night, there is no question that the Orioles will…

Danny Donahue: Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays Matt Wisler (2-2, 4.35 ERA) vs. Jacob Waguespack (3-1, 4.31 ERA) Mariners Moneyline: -140 Blue Jays Moneyline: +130 Over/Under: 10 First pitch: 7:07 p.m. ET The Mariners fit two simple betting strategies that, when combined, create an especially profitable spot. They’re a bad team off a win,…

Following Thursday’s dramatic victory, with Bryce Harper drilling a walk-off grand slam into the upper atmosphere, the Phillies (63-58) will need to regroup for a series against the Brewers (63-58). The two teams are tied for third place in the NL Wild Card standings, each sitting a game behind the Cubs and 2.5 games off…

Week 2 of the NFL preseason rolls on tonight with a three-game slate, but the ticket counts indicate that bettors have not yet abandoned professional baseball. Sure, the start of the NFL regular season will eventually attract the large majority of recreational money, but there’s still plenty to like for MLB bettors of all types.…

Week 2 of the NFL preseason gets underway with a five-game slate tonight, and the majority of bettors are focusing on football over baseball. In fact, our betting tools are reporting very little sharp activity hitting tonight’s MLB schedule. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the pros are ignoring Thursday baseball, it’s just that their opinions…

Danny Donahue: Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia Phillies Yu Darvish (4-6, 4.43 ERA) vs. Drew Smyly (2-6, 6.96 ERA) Cubs Moneyline: -143 Phillies Moneyline: +133 Over/Under: 9.5 First pitch: 7:05 p.m. ET A few things to like about this under …. The records of the teams involved. The betting and money percentages. The actual number at…

The New York Yankees (81-41) and Cleveland Indians (72-49) begin a four-game set in the Bronx on Thursday, in what could be a preview of an AL Division Series matchup. Though Cleveland just dropped two straight games to the Red Sox, no team has played better baseball over the past few months — as the…

I played the Twins in the first five innings on Tuesday specifically to avoid Josh Hader in the late innings — but it ultimately wouldn’t have mattered, as Hader surrendered his sixth run (and fourth home run) in six games: Call to the 'pen, pres. by Marwin. pic.twitter.com/3lcEG2PN1b — MLB (@MLB) August 14, 2019 After…

Getaway Wednesday means a full day of MLB action, and sharp bettors have taken notice. They’ve sprinkled a little action throughout the entire slate, hitting matchups ranging from 2:10 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. ET. Minnesota Twins vs. Milwaukee Brewers 2:10 p.m. ET | Kyle Gibson (11-5, 4.24 ERA) vs. Gio Gonzalez (2-1, 3.20 ERA) If…

Collin Wilson: Los Angeles Dodgers at Miami Marlins Clayton Kershaw (11-2, 2.77 ERA) vs. Elieser Hernandez (2-4, 4.94 ERA) Dodgers Moneyline: -280 Marlins Moneyline: +255 Over/Under: 8 First pitch: 7:10 p.m. ET When Clayton Kershaw takes the mound, it’s expected there will be a minimum number of runs from the opposing team. The southpaw will…

Mark Gallant: Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox (Doubleheader) Game 1: Zack Greinke (11-4, 3.08 ERA) vs. Dylan Cease (2-4, 6.00 ERA) Astros Moneyline: -300 White Sox Moneyline: +270 Over/Under: 9.5 First pitch: 4:40 p.m. ET Game 2: Gerrit Cole (14-5, 2.87 ERA) vs. Ivan Nova (7-9, 4.80 ERA) Astros Moneyline: -350 White Sox Moneyline:…

The Astros (77-41) and White Sox (52-64) will play a doubleheader on Tuesday — the 25th doubleheader of the 2019 season and the sixth of eight doubleheaders scheduled for August. Teams who have won the first game of the doubleheader this season are 15-9 in Game Two, and historically playing the chalk in Game Two…

A White Sox-Astros doubleheader has provided bettors with a hefty 16-game MLB slate on Tuesday. As for the sharps, they’ve been zoning in on two of those 16, and have caused some over/under moves on Red Sox-Indians (7:10 p.m. ET) and Rays-Padres (10:10 p.m. ET). Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians 7:10 p.m. ET |…

Monday’s slate brings with it the start of eight fresh new series, including a return home to Coors Field for the Rockies. Of course, for bettors that means one thing is almost certain: a high total. Sharps haven’t shied away from betting the high number in Colorado, and they’ve hit a couple of earlier Monday…

The Angels (58-61) and Pirates (48-69) begin an Interleague matchup in Anaheim on Monday, and though this game won’t have an immediate impact on the 2019 playoff race, both teams will send out a couple of young starters who they are looking to develop as rotation pieces for potential runs in 2020. Jose Suarez will…

Collin Wilson: Pirates at Angels Mitch Keller (0-1, 10.50 ERA) vs. Jose Suarez (2-3, 6.22 ERA) Pirates Moneyline: +131 Angels Moneyline: -141 Over/Under: 10 First pitch: 10:07 p.m. ET A look at the ERA’s on these starting pitchers screams to the over. In the case of Keller, the Pirates’ pitcher has just 12 innings of…

Sunday Night Baseball Betting Odds: Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants Phillies odds: -108 Giants odds: -102 Over/Under: 9 Probable starters: Jake Arrieta (8-8, 4.41 ERA) vs. Conner Menez (0-1, 5.73 ERA) First pitch: 7:05 p.m. ET on ESPN >> All odds as of 3 p.m. ET. Download The Action Network App to get real-time MLB odds and track your bets The…

The Blue Jays (49-71) have a chance to win a four-game series against the Yankees (76-41) on Sunday, as they continue to play solid baseball since the beginning of June (18-18, +22 run differential). They will face Masahiro Tanaka, who has been hit extremely hard in his past three starts (12.2 IP, 27 H, 19…

Week 1 of the NFL preseason caps off tonight, but a 15-game MLB slate has still garnered plenty of attention Saturday, with a couple games in particular drawing action from sharp bettors.

The White Sox (51-63) are playing host to the Oakland Athletics (66-50) this weekend in the role of a potential spoiler with the A’s sitting a half game back from Tampa Bay in the AL Wild Card race. Though the Southsiders won’t be making the playoffs in 2019, the development of their young players down…

Evan Abrams: Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox Tanner Roark (7-7, 4.14 ERA) vs. Reynaldo Lopez (6-9, 5.41 ERA) Athletics Moneyline: -170 White Sox Moneyline: +155 Over/Under: 9.5 First pitch: 7:10 p.m. ET

MLB is back in full force with a loaded 15-game Friday slate. It’s still early in the day, but professionals have wasted no time picking off today’s softest baseball lines. Let’s look at two matchups that appear to be attracting balanced overall action, but are quietly becoming targets of professional bettors.

Sean Zerillo: Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers Robbie Ray (10-7, 4.03 ERA) vs. Walker Buehler (10-2, 3.22 ERA) Away Moneyline: +166 Home Moneyline: -185 Over/Under: 7.5 First pitch: 10:10 p.m. ET

Two struggling offenses will take the field in Boston on Friday when the Red Sox (61-56) and Angels (56-60) continue their four-game series into the weekend. Boston won 3-0 on Thursday on the back of 13 strikeouts from Chris Sale, but they have averaged just 3.9 runs scored per game over a 2-9 stretch since…

With a 52-65 expected record, the Blue Jays (47-70) have played slightly better than you would expect for a team with the fourth-fewest wins in MLB, thanks to an unlucky 11-19 record in one-run games. Since the All-Star Break, the Blue Jays are 13-13 with a +21 run differential, and outside of a 17-38 run…

Danny Donahue: New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays Domingo German (14-2, 3.98 ERA) vs. Thomas Pannone (2-4, 5.98 ERA) Yankees Moneyline: -187 Blue Jays Moneyline: +173 Over/Under: 10.5 First pitch: 7:07 p.m. ET

The NFL preseason gets underway in full force with tonight’s 11-game Week 1 slate. Recreational bettors will undoubtedly jump at the chance to bet on football again, but in a relatively surprising turn of events, tonight’s MLB slate is still drawing plenty of attention from the masses. To be specific, tonight’s Yankees vs. Blue Jays…

With their win over the Phillies (59-54) on Tuesday, the Diamondbacks (57-57) got back to a .500 record and within 2.5 games of Philadelphia for the second NL Wild Card spot. Arizona’s run differential (+71) suggests an expected win/loss record of 64-50, whereas the Phillies’ differential (-21) suggests a projected record of 55-58. Based on…

It’s getaway day in Major League Baseball, which means nine of Wednesday’s 14 games will get underway before 4 p.m. ET. It also means that sharp bettors have been to the window early and are already causing major line moves. Both Braves vs. Twins (1:10 p.m.) and Cardinals vs. Dodgers (3:10 p.m.) have seen significant…