The Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers will play in the best of seven American League Championship Series beginning Saturday in Texas. Oddsmakers have installed the Rangers as slight favorites in the series at -140 at most sportsbooks but the Tigers have the best pitcher in baseball in Justin Verlander and are coming off their 3-2 series win over the New York Yankees. Both the Rangers and the Tig

Arizona Diamondbacks (94-68) at Milwaukee Brewers (96-66), 2:07 p.m. Probable Starting Pitchers: Arizona - Ian Kennedy (21-4, 2.88) Milwaukee - Yovani Gallardo (17-10, 3.52) Getting the ball for the Diamondbacks in Game 1 will be the 26-year-old Kennedy, who enjoyed a breakout campaign that saw him go 21-4 with a 2.88 ERA. He ended the year strong winning 13 of his final 14 decisions, includ

Tampa Bay Rays (91-71) at Texas Rangers (96-66), 5:07 p.m. Probable Starting Pitchers: Tampa Bay - Matt Moore (1-0, 2.89) Texas - C.J. Wilson (16-7, 2.94) (Sports Network) - Maybe there is something to this destiny thing but according to the oddsmakers the Tampa Bay Rays are heavy underdogs. The Tampa Bay Rays certainly hope so, as they continue the

The 2011 MLB playoffs will get underway tomorrow, following what might have been the best MLB regular season finale ever. The drama and excitement was unbelievable as Baltimore beat Boston in the bottom of the 9th inning and a few minutes later Evan Longoria hit a walk-off home run as the Rays overcame a 7-0 deficit against the New York Yankees. Boston led Tampa 9 games in September and will go do

The MLB regular season is winding down without much drama from normal pennant races. In the American League East, the Yankees have a 2.5 lead over the Red Sox but the second place team will represent the AL as the wildcard. The betting odds at Bodog has Boston favored to win the AL Pennant at 5/4 with New York sitting at 9/4. Bodog has The Red Sox as 10/3 odds to win the World Series with the Y

The New York Mets appear destined to trade outfielder Carlos Beltran before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, but where is he most likely to end up? The oddsmakers at Bodog.eu have officially given their opinion and it might surprise you. Beltran is a 34-year-old right fielder who has been with the Mets since signing a big free agent contract in 2005. He was limited to just 81 and 64 gam

Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome is four away from the historic 600 home run mark and there is proposition involving him at The Greek Sportsbook. The odds that the 600th homer will be a solo shot are -125. One man on is +250, two men on +500 and a Grand Slam +1000. The 40-year-old slugger came into this season with 589 homers and has seven this year in 120 at-bats. He has dealt with a variety of

Cappers Mall has all of the ins and outs covered for the first half of the MLB betting season. Check out how the first half went for the best and worst teams and players in the league and discuss the second half in the MLB forums.   Top MLB Betting Teams   Who would have ever thunk that 90 games into the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates would have the best money record on the MLB

The MLB season is about half way through as fans in New York continue to celebrate Derek Jeter 3000th hit and look towards their second half pennant race against the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees are 53-35, one game behind the Boston Red Sox. The Sox and Yankees will be on the same tied for Tueday's All-Star game. All six divisions are close with Philadelphia having a 3.5 lead over Atlanta in w

The MLB All-Star game will take place Tuesday night, but the Home Run Derby on Monday is attracting just as much attention in the baseball forum.   Here’s a look at the participants with the odds courtesy of Bodog.eu. Note that all home runs totals for this year are through Friday.   Jose Bautista (3/1) came out of nowhere to smack 54 home runs with Toronto last year. He&