MLB Betting News

The best sports betting websites love the second half of the MLB season because so much can change in a short period of time. There are several teams in the middle of pennant races that are going to have to face teams on the verge of being knocked out of playoff contention when action gets started this weekend. If you are a fan of desperate baseball, then this weekend has several games you will be interested in. The sportsbook agents will be keeping a close watch on each of these games this weekend.

Saturday – Tampa Bay Rays @ New York Yankees

In one week’s time, the New York Yankees had Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez in the lineup and then the two stars were gone. As a player gets older, it can be more difficult to rehab from long-term injuries and that is exactly what happened to Jeter and Rodriguez. The other problem the Yankees are fighting is the poor play of its starting pitching. It seems like the wheels are coming off the New York Yankees’ 2013 season, but they can use this game against the Tampa Bay Rays as a springboard to a late-season playoff push. Unfortunately for the Yankees, the sports book experts very little chance that New York comes out of this game with a win.

The biggest price per head issue facing the Toronto Blue Jays this season has been inept starting pitching, as the team ranks 29th in quality starts and 24th in team ERA. A cast that was expected to be among the best in the American League has been absolutely awful, and the biggest reason why the preseason World Series favorites finished the first half of the season four games below .500. One of those starters that have struggled this year is the reigning National League Cy Young award winner RA Dickey, who is 8-10 with a 4.69 ERA. Dickey will get the nod when Toronto wraps up a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays, a start he should feel confident heading in to.

Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays
Sunday July 21, 2013 – 1:07 PM ET
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada
MLB Sportsbook Reviews Line: Toronto – 140

The Oakland Athletics may have to win 20-straight games to get the attention they deserve from the sportsbook reviews readers. For now, they are focused on getting back to the postseason any way that they can. The Athletics may be the team that most deserves to be talked about more, but they have a tough task ahead of them with the Texas Rangers right behind them in the American League West as the second half of the regular season gets underway.

Baltimore Orioles @ Texas Rangers
Friday, 8:05 PM ET

The Rangers posted just a .500 record in their final 10 price per head games heading in to the All-Star break, and that is the difference between them and an Athletics’ team that had two more wins over that same span and own a two-game lead in the division. Texas has been excellent at home all year, but face a tough challenge to start the second half with the Orioles in town.