MLB Odds Still Stacked in Favor of Some of the Best Teams in the Bigs

‘Under’ is still the word for a ton of teams on the diamond this season and there is no reason to believe that won’t continue into the dog days of summer. The MLB odds are still stacked in favor of some of the best teams in the bigs.

Season Standings

1: St. Louis Cardinals (45-28-2) – The Redbirds ran together four straight ‘under’ games against the Royals and Blue Jays over the course of last week, which only improved their stranglehold on the top spot in the ‘under’ power poll. Still, scoring runs is an issue, as four games with three runs or less isn’t going to make manager Tony LaRussa a happy camper.

2: San Diego Padres (41-27-7) – The Pads took a major step forward this week for ‘under’ bettors, which we will discuss in just a minute. A pitching staff with a 3.02 ERA, a 1.20 WHIP, and 594 strikeouts is tops in the bigs in all three categories. That has been the reason that San Diego is atop the NL West and doesn’t look to be getting off of its perch any time in the near future.

3: Colorado Rockies (43-30-2) – The Rocks were rolling for ‘under’ MLB betting fans before this week, when the Red Sox scored 19 runs in two days and the Angels scored 17 in three days. It’s fairly clear that RHP Ubaldo Jimenez isn’t catching Bob Gibson’s 1.12 ERA any longer now that his ERA has ballooned to 1.60, but he is still the main reason that this team is 13 games over .500 to the ‘under’.

Who’s Hot?

1: Minnesota Twins (5-1) – The Twinkies haven’t played a game in which there have been more than eight runs scored since Monday. The end result has been five straight ‘under’ contests. The offense has been the real culprit here, as getting shut out twice in four days isn’t going to cut it. Going just 3-6 on this marathon road trip through the NL has been tough, but coming back home should be just the panacea to get the Twins back on track in the AL Central.

2: Kansas City Royals (5-1) – It’s not often that you talk about the Royals and good pitching in the same sentence, but that’s what we are doing today. KC has held six straight foes to four runs or less, and though they are only 3-3 in that span, the MLB odds have yielded them a nice return on their investment, particularly in a road win against RHP Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals.

3: San Diego Padres (4-1-1) – Pitching wins championships – Period! That’s what the Padres have going for them right now like no other team in the bigs. We already discussed their season accolades, but last week, the staff was exemplary. San Diego held the Fish to just three runs in as many days, while the two teams in the Sunshine State as a whole plated just 13 runs in six games. The Pads went 5-1 in those six to open up a solid lead once again in the NL West.