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Oddsmaker’s error: Blue Jays haven’t looked like the World Series contenders they were hyped up to be

May 3, 2013

The Toronto Blue Jays are 10-19 overall and alone in last place in the AL East, a whopping 10.5 games behind the first-place Red Sox.

A month ago, they were World Series favorites.

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Going up: After 2 weeks, Red Sox among a few teams making big moves in MLB divisional futures

April 16, 2013

The Red Sox opened as 5-to-1 underdogs to win the AL East, behind the Blue Jays, Yankees and Rays. Now, two weeks into the season, they have the second-best odds (+275) behind only Toronto (+250).

Read on for a look at divisional futures odds, comparing opening numbers to current prices.

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Wrigley FAIL-ed: Fading the Cubs at home has proven to be profitable betting strategy through the years

April 15, 2013

The Chicago Cubs lost 2 of 3 at home to the Giants over the weekend, and we probably shouldn’t have been too surprised because—from a betting perspective—the Cubs are absolutely fascinating.

Especially at Wrigley Field.

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MLB Opening Day: Here’s a final look at World Series futures odds (with comparison to opening numbers)

April 1, 2013

First pitch is at 1:05 p.m. ET.

Quickly, here’s a final look at 2013 MLB futures odds, courtesy of the LVH SuperBook in Las Vegas. Plenty of lines moved significantly from when these were first posted—way back in October.

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Reader Request: As Opening Day draws closer, here’s one final MLB regular season win totals update

March 27, 2013

We received a tweet on Tuesday from Joe Peta, an author/baseball fan who wanted us to provide an updated list of MLB regular season win totals at the LVH SuperBook in Las Vegas.

With Opening Day less than a week away, here’s one final look at each team’s regular-season expectations.

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What is the MLB Price Machine and how can it help you? Here’s a Q&A with one of the site’s co-founders

March 26, 2013

Baseball season is right around the corner, and if you’re looking to employ a model-based handicapping approach, the MLB Pr ice Mac hine might be able to help.

Created by Matt Lindeman (@lindetrain) and Aaron Mount (@AaronMount), the Price Machine had a solid first season and is hoping to build on those results in Year 2. We recently had a quick Q&A with Lindeman to discuss the Price Machine and the upcoming season.

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Updates on the Diamond: A team-by-team list of MLB beat writers to follow on Twitter

March 11, 2013

In need of daily team-by-team MLB updates but aren’t sure who to follow? If so, then you’ll find this MLB twitter list to be exceedingly useful, as there are beat writers listed for all 30 teams.

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Having trouble ranking fantasy baseball players? Vegas prop odds can provide a strong second opinion

March 7, 2013

When picking your fantasy baseball team, it might be worth consulting the opinion of Las Vegas oddsmakers. Each spring, several Vegas sportsbooks release MLB player props for a variety of categories—everything from hits to home runs to strikeouts to saves.

It could serve as a better measure of player value than the public rankings you’ll find online.

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2013 MLB win totals: Why has the Colorado Rockies’ over/under gone up more than any other team?

February 25, 2013

Will this be the Colorado Rockies’ fourth straight season in decline?

The LVH SuperBook in Las Vegas seemed to think so, opening Colorado’s season win total at 70.5 games, the fourth-lowest over/under in the Majors ahead of only the Astros, Marlins and Twins. But in the last week, the Rockies’ win total (going up!) has seen more action than any other team.

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MLB Win Totals: How do offshore numbers compare to openers in Nevada’s sportsbooks?

February 21, 2013

A week after Nevada-based Atlantis Casino and LVH SuperBook released MLB win totals, 5Dimes became the first offshore to set numbers for all 30 teams on Wednesday.

We’ve compiled the openers for each of the three books for you to compare.

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