The World Series odds board is down to two teams, and neither is one of Major League Baseball’s three 100-win clubs from the regular season (Giants, Rays, and Dodgers). Nor does the World Series highlight any prominent teams from wealthy, tradition-rich coastal markets. In that respect, this best-of-seven matchup — with the Atlanta Braves and […]
When PointsBet USA’s oddsmakers look at the 2021 World Series odds board, to say they very much like what they see would be an understatement. Gone are the three biggest liabilities, in the Cardinals, White Sox, and Giants. Gone, too, are the next two biggest liabilities. The Dodgers and Red Sox bowed out in the […]
If there’s one thing people can and should respect, it’s honesty. And Jim McIngvale isn’t pulling anyone’s lariat when it comes to his major wagers. He’s hedging. Plain and simple. Just not in the way average Joes like us might hedge a bet. Rather, “Mattress Mack” is hedging against promotions he’s offering at his huge […]
As was the case with the American League Championship Series, Props.com offers a betting-odds breakdown of the National League Championship Series matchup between the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. It’s a repeat of last year’s NLCS clash — which Los Angeles rallied to win in seven games — with one significant difference: Braves and Dodgers […]
The Houston Astros are in the American League Championship Series for the fifth straight year dating to 2017, when they cheated their way to a World Series title. They’ll be facing the Boston Red Sox, who return to the ALCS for the first time since 2018, when they, too, won a tainted title under the […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers survived the NL Wild Card Game against the St. Louis Cardinals, winning 3-1 on Chris Taylor’s walk-off two-run bomb in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday night. Now the Dodgers face the archrival San Francisco Giants in the National League Division Series. The Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers got the […]
Ah, fall. When leaves are on the ground, pumpkin spice is in the lattes, and a young man’s fancy turns to hot dogs and beer. It’s playoff baseball time, baby, which means it’s the best dang time of the year. We did not, sadly, get the five-way American League Wild Card Pure Baseball Chaos scenario […]
Which Major League Baseball teams are best positioned for a World Series run? Which clubs are primed to catch fire in the regular season’s final week (or in the St. Louis Cardinals’ case, stay absurdly hot) and carry that momentum deep into October? Props.com analyzes the odds for each contender possibly capturing the National League […]
Which Major League Baseball teams are best positioned for a World Series run? Which clubs are primed to catch fire in the regular season’s final week (or in the St. Louis Cardinals’ case, stay absurdly hot) and carry that momentum deep into October? Props.com analyzes the odds for each contender to win the National League […]
The AL and NL Cy Young betting odds include two realistic candidates apiece, which speaks to the foursome’s wire-to-wire dominance in 2021. As we tick down the final days of the Major League Baseball regular season, Props.com analyzes the Cy Young betting odds of Robbie Ray, Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer, and Corbin Burnes. Betting odds […]
For the past month, Major League Baseball fans have been acutely aware of the epic battle between the San Francisco Giants (currently 95-50) and defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers (93-53), in pursuit of the National League West title. As a bonus, it’s reasonable to conclude the NL West champion will also serve as […]
As of September 14, the five primary contenders for the two American League wild-card berths had roughly 16-19 games remaining on their regular-season schedules. Is that enough time to harbor realistic dreams of reaching the AL postseason (short of catching fire with a lengthy winning streak)? Which teams can least afford to tread water to close out […]
