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MLB Baseball Betting, MLB Betting Odds, Baseball Trends

by Chad Rogers | August 10 2009

With just under two months to go in the MLB season the divisional races are heating up and the AL Central is one division with a lot of competition.

Currently the Detroit Tigers are in the lead but they are being chased by the Chicago White Sox, who are 3 games behind, and the Minnesota Twins, who are five back.

Baseball Odds:

The Tigers are the odds-on to win the division at -110, while the ChiSox are +160 and the Twinkies are +300.

On Tuesday night, the Tigers have a date with the Red Sox in Boston and are listed as +120 road dogs with the Total set at 10.

Betting Trends:

Detroit's last 10 visits to Fenway have not ended well with the Tigers going 3-7 straight up but the Under has cashed consistently with the Over/Under going 2-7-1.

First-year righty Rick Porcello will take the mound for Detroit and in his last seven road starts, the Tigers have gone 5-2 SU while the O/U has gone 2-5.

Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox are in Seattle to play the Mariners, listed as -150 road faves; the Total is set at 8.5.

Like the Tigers in Boston, the ChiSox have struggled when in the Pacific Northwest, going 2-8 SU in their last 10 visits to Safeco Field.

John Danks starts for the White Sox and they are 7-4 SU in his last 11 road games and dating back to 2007, his team is 0-4 when he starts against Seattle.

The ChiSox will face inexperienced righty Doug Fister and in their last six games against RHPs, they are 5-1 SU.

Unlike their divisional rivals, the Minnesota Twins will be playing within the friendly confines of the Metrodome, facing the Kansas City Royals.

The Twins are listed as -200 home favorites and the Total is set at 9.5.

In Minnesota's last 10 home games, it has gone 7-3 on the Over/Under and in the last seven home games against the Royals, it is 2-5 SU.

Right-hander Nick Blackburn gets the start for Minny and he has been rock-solid in his last 11 home starts, as the Twins are 9-2 SU in that time.

Blackburn's last home start against K.C. resulted in a SU win where the Twins won 7-2 and Pushed on the Over/Under.

Five games separate the third place team from the first place team in the AL Central and with a number of divisional games scheduled for the final stretch of the regular season for all three teams, things could get tighter.

But that will only make for exciting baseball.

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