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MLB playoff betting: Odds Favor Reds, Cards, Yankees and Tigers

A pair of rare road favorites highlight the baseball betting menus Thursday. And with aces Kyle Lohse and Justin Verlander in those positions, many bettors will avoid the home underdog angle.

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A pair of crazy finishes highlighted Wednesday’s baseball playoff betting as the Yankees and Athletics both won.

Will things normalize today with four games on the MLB odds menu? Can Mat Latos continue his domination of the Giants and can the Orioles rebound from that crushing loss with Joe Saunders on the hill?

Both the Cardinals and Tigers are road favorites, a rarity for a Game 4 or Game 5 scenario. But the Tigers send Justin Verlander and the Cards have 17-3 Kyle Lohse going.

And do you dare bet against Oakland after their season of rallies, capped by their Game 4 heroics in the ninth inning?

Check out all the latest MLB playoff moneyline action, courtesy of OddsShark.com, provider of baseball lines to SBNation.

San Francisco +112 at Cincinnati -117, Total 7 - Matt Cain (16-6) | Mat Latos (14-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: San Francisco is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati’s last 13 games at home

St. Louis -109 at Washington +104, Total 8 - Kyle Lohse (17-3) | Ross Detwiler (9-8) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis’s last 8 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington’s last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis

Baltimore +145 at NY Yankees -150, Total 8.5 - Joe Saunders (10-13) | Philip Hughes (16-13) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore’s last 6 games
NY Yankees are 11-1 SU in their last 12 games at home

Detroit -137 at Oakland +132, Total 6.5 - Justin Verlander (18-8) | Jarrod Parker (13-9) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Detroit is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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