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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.

MLB Handicapping

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.

Odds Compare

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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Atlantis Casino becomes first sportsbook to release 2013 MLB win totals; Dodgers among 3 top teams

February 13, 2013

The Atlantis Casino in Reno released their 2013 MLB regular season win totals today, and the Tigers, Nationals and Dodgers are all tied at the top with 90.

Read on for the numbers on all 30 teams.

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2013 MLB over/under regular season win totals projections (no critics, please, it’s only a 1st draft!)

February 13, 2013

Spring Training games begin on Thursday. In the next few days—and possibly as early as today—Atlantis Casino in Reno, Nev., as it always does, will likely become the first sportsbook to release MLB regular season over/under win totals.

Read on for our admittedly ‘rough’ projections.

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MLB Futures Odds: Team-by-team percentage chances for everyone in their respective divisions

February 10, 2013

It’s not even close to as lopsided as last year, but the Detroit Tigers have a better chance of claiming a division crown in 2013 than any other team in Major League Baseball.

Read on for the percentage chances that each of the 30 MLB teams win their respective divisions.

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MLB Divisional Odds: With revamped roster, favored Blue Jays hope to put an end to their AL East futility

February 7, 2013

This year’s favorite to win the AL East finished 16 games below .500 in 2012 and hasn’t made the postseason since 1993.

If you guessed the Toronto Blue Jays, you’re correct. Now, ask yourself this: Do you think they’ll steal the division crown away from the Yankees, Rays, Orioles or Red Sox, all of whom have made the playoffs multiple times since the Jays’s last appearance?

World Series odds

After slew of offseason signings, including Cy winner Dickey, Blue Jays are now World Series favorites

December 18, 2012

The Toronto Blue Jays haven’t made the playoffs in 20 years. Now, they’re listed as co-favorites to win the World Series along with the Washington Nationals.

Read on for an updated list of odds.

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City of Champions? Big spending has Angels, Dodgers as new favorites for 2013 World Series

December 14, 2012

The Los Angeles Dodgers got the best pitcher on the free-agent market, and the Los Angeles Angels nabbed the best hitter. Now, both of these cross-town rivals are your new top two favorites to win the 2013 World Series.

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