MLB Baseball betting action sees the St. Louis Cardinals taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday August 26th at PNC Park in Pittsburgh PA. Cappers Picks provides free MLB Baseball handicapping tips all season long.
On the season the Cardinals have an Over/Under record of 59-64 and a run-line W/L record of 55-75 and the Diamondbacks have an Over/Under record of 62-60 and a run-line W/L record of 70-61.
The Houston Astros host the Seattle Mariners on Monday evening in the opening game of a three-game set at Minute Maid Park. The Mariners come to town playing some good baseball, winning each of their last three series, and seven of nine games overall.
The Toronto Blue Jays host the Chicago White Sox on Friday evening in the second game of a four-game set at the Rogers Centre. Toronto’s 7-0 win in the opener of this series was its third win in their last four games, while Chicago’s loss was its seventh in its last eight games.
The Blue Jays somehow have a complete inability to win in the Bronx (they have lost 15 consecutive ballgames at the Yankees’ home park) but this next series is being played in Toronto, which changes the narrative considerably.
Chicago and Cincinnati will play the final of a two-game series on Tuesday, with the Cubs looking to climb back into the season series after dropping two of a three-game set to the Reds earlier this month.
Game one was rained out on Monday, so the Cubs and Reds will play game one of an abbreviated two-game series in Cincinnati on Tuesday night.
The Toronto Blue Jays host the Baltimore Orioles in game three of a three-game set on Thursday night. The teams were caught in a slugfest on Wednesday night, with the Orioles overcoming a 6-1 deficit to gut out a 10-8 win, setting up Thursday’s rubber match.
The Baltimore Orioles will make the trip north of the border to the Rogers Centre where they will take on the Toronto Blue Jays. The teams will open a three-game set on Tuesday night. Toronto returns home after a 10-game road trip, while the Orioles make the trip after splitting a four-game series in Boston.
The Tampa Bay Rays look to salvage a split of their series with the Toronto Blue Jays with a win in the fourth game of their four-game series on Thursday. The Jays have historically not fared well when playing at the Trop, posting a 0-19-1 series record in Tampa Bay.
On the season the Nationals have an Over/Under record of 1-1 and a run-line W/L record of 2-0 and the Mets have an Over/Under record of 1-1 and a run-line W/L record of 0-2.
The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays will play the third game in a four-game set at Tropicana Field on Wednesday. The teams split the first two games in the series, with Tampa Bay claiming a 9-2 victory on Monday, and Toronto answering back with a 4-2 win on Tuesday.
The St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds will open their seasons at the Great American Ball Park in Ohio on Monday afternoon. Both teams made the postseason out of the National League Central Division a year ago, and both sides know that wins in March mean just as much as wins in October.
The Red Sox won the World Series last year but this will be a very different club this season. The most obvious difference will be at the top of the lineup where OF Jacoby Ellsbury jumped ship to the Yankees.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will kick off the domestic portion of the Major League Baseball season at Petco Park on Sunday night.
As the calendar turns the page to the month of March, all 30 MLB teams are busy preparing for a run at a World Series title. The following is a brief look at my top favorite, contender and longshot to break through the pack this season and win the American League Pennant.
All odds quoted have been provided by Cappers Picks’ top sportsbooks.
Spring training sites in both Arizona and Florida are in full swing as all 30 MLB ball clubs are hard at work preparing for the start of another season. Only two will make it all the way to this year’s World Series so this time around I am focusing my attention on my top favorite, contender and longshot to get there from the National League. All odds quoted have been provided by Cappers Picks’ top sportsbooks.
