Several good baseball betting matchups jump out at us for early this week involving playoff contenders.
Baseball Pennant Odds Heat Up: Divisional Battles Monday
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In Washington the NL East-leading Nationals host the team that's trying to reel them in, the Atlanta Braves, for three games starting Monday.
Heading into this series the Nats lead Atlanta by five games in the division standings, although the Braves also own one of the two NL Wild-Card spots.
As of Monday morning, sportsbooks were listing Washington at -145 to win this series, with Atlanta getting +115.
Down in Arlington the AL West-leading Rangers host one of the teams that owns an AL Wild-Card spot, the Baltimore Orioles, for three games beginning Monday. Texas is up five games in its division, while Baltimore is a half-game up on the field in the AL Wild-Card standings.
The Rangers were -225 to win this series, with the O's getting +185.
Shops were listing the Sox at -120 to win this series, with the Yanks "getting" -110.
Here's a look at Monday's MLB betting board, with starting pitchers and betting trends, and odds courtesy of Oddsshark.com.
Cincinnati +136 at Philadelphia -141, Total 7.5 - Mike Leake (5-7) | Roy Halladay (6-7) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati’s last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Atlanta +130 at Washington -135, Total 7.5 - Tim Hudson (12-4) | Jordan Zimmermann (9-7) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 5 games
Washington is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games
Kansas City +160 at Tampa Bay -167, Total 8 - Will Smith (4-4) | Jeremy Hellickson (7-8) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City’s last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Colorado +190 at NY Mets -200, Total 7.5 - Alex White (2-6) | R.A. Dickey (15-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets’s last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
Baltimore +160 at Texas -167, Total 10 - Miguel Gonzalez (5-2) | Ryan Dempster (6-6) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore’s last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas’s last 5 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees -107 at Chi White Sox +102, Total 9.5 - Freddy Garcia (5-5) | Gavin Floyd (9-9) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games at home
Chi Cubs +144 at Milwaukee -149, Total 9 - Justin Germano (2-1) | Mark Rogers (0-1) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee’s last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
Miami +137 at Arizona -142, Total 9.5 - Mark Buehrle (10-11) | Joe Saunders (6-9) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami’s last 6 games on the road
Arizona is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Miami
Minnesota +152 at Oakland -157, Total 7.5 - Brian Duensing (1-6) | Brandon McCarthy (6-4) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh -101 at San Diego -104, Total 7 - Kevin Correia (9-7) | Edinson Volquez (7-9) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh’s last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego’s last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
Cleveland +102 at Seattle -107, Total 7.5 - Ubaldo Jimenez (9-12) | Kevin Millwood (4-10) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland’s last 7 games
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Francisco +142 at LA Dodgers -147, Total 6 - Madison Bumgarner (13-7) | Clayton Kershaw (11-6) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers’s last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
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