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There isn’t an overwhelming World Series favorite like we have seen in past years. The Houston Astros are considered the team to beat given their recent success, and that’s fair considering what they were able to do in the offseason. Houston has made it to at least the ALCS in six straight seasons, and the Astros have made it to the World Series in four of the last six seasons, winning it all twice. This franchise lost ace Justin Verlander in the offseason, but Houston still has a great rotation... 

The longball is back baby! Aaron Judge became the first player to hit 60+ home runs in a season since Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa did it back in 2001, and that led to Judge being named the American League MVP. Judge has freakish power and has been installed as the favorite to smash the most home runs in the league once again this season, as only one other player hit more than 40 home runs in 2022 (Kyle Schwarber with 46 dingers). However, there are real concerns about his ability to repeat as he ... 

Chicks dig the long ball. And apparently so does everyone else. Home runs have always been the most exciting part of a Major League Baseball game and we’ve seen a lot more of them in recent years. You didn’t have to be a fan of the New York Yankees to be captivated by Aaron Judge’s pursuit of the AL home run record last season. Judge set the record blasting 62 homers, the seventh-highest season total in MLB history. Judge had 16 more homers than Kyle Schwarber to win the MLB crown and is positioned as a favorite to hit the most long-balls in 2023. If you don’t want to throw down on Judge or any other player to lead their league or MLB how about a home run matchup? That’s right, there’s a list of season-long home run matchups to choose from where you pick a player to hit more dingers than his head to head opponent. You might think Judge is a lock to hit more homers than Mike Trout and oddsmakers have a similar take positioning the Yankee slugger as a -186 favorite in their head to head. But keep in mind that Judge hadn’t hit more than 39 homers in any of the previous four seasons. And if Trout stays healthy there is some value backing him. ... 

The Fall Classic is upon us, and with that the sun will set on the Sports Equinox. Either the Philadelphia Phillies or Houston Astros will be the 2022 World Series Champions, and most of America is rooting for the underdog Phillies. Philadelphia won the NL Pennant for the first time since 2009, and the Phillies are looking to win just their third World series in franchise history. Meanwhile, Houston is still one of the most disliked teams in the country following the cheating scandal, and the Astros have won the AL Pennant in four of the last six years. ... 

The six-month long MLB regular season has finally come to an end and October is upon us. This is the first year of the expanded playoff, and the four teams that have automatic byes into the Divisional Round of the playoffs are obviously the favorites to win the World Series by the MLB futures odds. The Dodgers, Astros, Braves, and Yankees are all 5-1 or less, and the only Wild Card team that is less than 15-1 is the New York Mets.... 

A crucial three-game series that will likely decide the winner of the NL East and a bye through the wild card round isn’t enough for the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves to deal with. The teams and MLB will also have to work around what Hurricane Ian conjures up. With so much on the line the clubs would like to play the series with as few disruptions as possible. Should the games proceed as scheduled the Sunday Night Baseball matchup would be huge for one of the teams. The Mets and Braves entere... 

Despite where the teams are in the standings there’s always drama when the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees tangle. The best rivalry in baseball heats up one last time with Thursday’s contest on FOX starting the final series of the season. Not only are the Yankees trying to hold off Toronto and Tampa Bay for the AL East lead, we’re also witnessing Aaron Judge chase history. Judge enters the week with 59 homers, two shy of matching the AL single season record. Judge setting the record and getting a win over their biggest rival would be pretty cool for the Yankees, who have won nine of 15 meetings this season. First pitch for this AL East contest between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees is set for 7:15 p.m. ET on Thursday, September 22, 2022. The game will air live on FOX from Yankee Stadium. BookMaker.eu will have betting options for every game of the MLB season. ... 

They’re not completely out of the NL Central race but the Milwaukee Brewers can’t afford many losses down the stretch. They closed last week 8.5-games behind the St. Louis Cardinals and this could be their last chance to close the gap. We also might get a chance to witness history Wednesday night on FS1 with Albert Pujols looking to become the fourth member of the 700 home run club. The Brewers have played the Cards close during the season but stumbled against everyone else leaving them currentl... 

The unbalanced schedule is in place for a reason; so division titles can be won or lost in head to head battles. FOX Saturday Baseball features a matchup between the top two teams in the AL Central when the Minnesota Twins host the Cleveland Guardians. The teams are tightly bunched at the top of the standings and some nights it appears as though nobody wants to win the division. The middle game of this series won’t decide the division champ, but the Twins should seriously consider winning since ... 

The New York Yankees had such a blistering start to the season that a post All-Star break slumber hasn’t ruined their chances of winning the AL East. They are looking to find the consistency that had them as the best team in baseball before the pause and welcome the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday in the second of a four-game set that will air on TBS. Every game matters for the Twins in their battle for first place in the AL Central and they haven’t had a lot of success against the Yankees recently l... 

The top two teams in the NL West square off on Sunday Night Baseball when the San Diego Padres visit the Los Angeles Dodgers in a SoCal showdown. There isn’t much drama as to who will win the division with the Dodgers taking a significant lead over their neighbors from the south. LA reached the 90-win mark earlier in the week before any other team even has 84, so they are well ahead of the curve. And a big reason for the Dodgers success is their mistreatment of San Diego. LA won eight of the fir... 

A pair of American League playoff contenders square off on FOX Saturday Baseball when the Seattle Mariners visit the Cleveland Guardians. The team formerly known as the Indians is the best team in the weakest division in baseball holding down first place while being nine games over .500. In any other division in MLB they’d be no better than third. But, that’s the luck of the draw I guess. You still have to win enough games to lead the four other clubs and the Indians ... I mean Guardians have do... 

If the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets had their way they’d meet up again in the postseason with a trip to the World Series at stake. With over a month remaining in the regular season both are destined for the playoffs with the Dodgers holding on to the best record in baseball. A recent rough patch made things interesting in the NL East with the Mets losing ground to the Braves. They can get a huge jolt to their confidence with a win over the Dodgers on Tuesday when the clubs meet in the f... 

One team will get a rare loss when the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals hook up on Sunday Night Baseball. The Cards won 17 of their first 21 games in August to seize control of the NL Central while the Braves are 15-7 this month putting pressure on the Mets for first place in the NL East. Catching the Cards before they caught fire, Atlanta took three of four in early July outscoring St. Louis 18-7 giving the Braves nine wins in the last 11 games between the clubs.The NL matchup between the... 

Last year the San Francisco Giants were involved in a race for the NL West title. This season they’re hoping to keep their wild card chances alive. Just one season after setting a team record for wins, the Giants are hovering around .500 in need of victories to capture one of three wild card spots. With the Minnesota Twins battling for the AL Central crown the FOX Saturday Baseball matchup will have a playoff-like feel to it with the season nearing its final month.First pitch for this interleagu... 

One overachiever against an underachiever hits the airwaves on Wednesday when the Baltimore Orioles host the Chicago White Sox on FS1. The O’s have surprised everyone with their play this season moving five games over .500 after taking two of three from the Red Sox over the weekend. The O’s are in the thick of the wild card race after being projected by most to finish at the bottom of the AL East with long odds to reach the postseason. Heck, the season is already a success since Baltimore eclips... 

New York baseball fans are enjoying a terrific summer with the hopes of a more meaningful Subway Series on the horizon. Just a few weeks after sweeping their city rival the New York Mets head across town to finish up a brief two-game series on Tuesday with the New York Yankees. The teams lead their respective divisions, but the Yankees have looked vulnerable since the All-Star break. In the first half they were on pace to break the record for wins in a season, now they have fewer victories than ... 

Entering the season with the longest odds of any MLB team to reach the playoffs, the Baltimore Orioles have surprised everyone. Playing a game in a minor league ballpark to promote baseball to little leaguers would have been appropriate for them in previous years with a winning percentage below .340 in each of the past three full seasons while looking like a minor league squad. It was a stretch to think the club could expedite its rebuild, but here they are in the dog days contending for a wild ... 

They fought to the bitter end in last season’s World Series and two of the best teams in baseball square off on FOX Saturday Baseball when the AL leading Houston Astros visit the surging Atlanta Braves in the middle of a three-game set. Just biding their time, the Astros eventually overtook the Yankees as the top team in the junior circuit by playing consistently good baseball giving them the biggest division lead in the AL. And they have a score to settle after losing the 2021 Fall Classic in s... 

The Los Angeles Dodgers will lose a few games before the season ends, it just doesn’t seem like it’s going to happen. A new week brings a new set of challenges and the Dodgers will be facing a desperate Milwaukee Brewers squad Thursday on FS1 in the third of a three-game set. LA opened its current seven game road trip the way it ended its last homestand; by winning. The Dodgers extended their winning streak to 12 games by stomping the Royals 13-3 on Saturday smashing six homers. Through all their greatness of the last decade with division titles and playoff appearances, the club never won that many games in a row. In fact it’s been over 40 years since they had a longer winning streak. First pitch for this NL contest between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers is scheduled for 8:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 from American Family Field in Milwaukee. The matchup will air live on FS1. Bet on MLB odds and player props at BookMaker.eu every day of the season. ... 

Their two-year reign as AL East champs is likely coming to an end, but the Tampa Bay Rays won’t go down without a fight. They have a chance to at least make things interesting when they take on the division leading New York Yankees from the Bronx Tuesday on TBS. Their success against the Yankees the previous two seasons was a reason why the Rays captured the division crown. Over the 2020 and 2021 seasons Tampa won 19 of the 29 meetings. It’s been a different story this year with the Yanks having... 

If the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have a weekend series on the schedule, there’s a good to great chance the game will air on Sunday Night Baseball. Guess what? The teams are hooking up this weekend and SNB is jumping at the chance to show this rivalry matchup despite the teams being on opposite ends of the AL East standings. The Bombers have slumped a bit recently losing eight of 10 entering the series, but they hope to find their mojo against a team they blasted by a combined score of ... 

The game between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds is nothing special with both teams right around 20 games under the breakeven point and no playoffs in sight. What has everyone talking about this NL Central contest is the venue. MLB heads back to Iowa on Thursday to play its “Field of Dreams” game after the rousing success of last year’s game. Though it’s not an ideal matchup, the Cubs were an obvious choice given their proximity to the state and that their top minor league affiliate is based in Iowa. That likely makes the Cubs the pick of the fans, though this is considered a home game for the Reds. First pitch for this NL matchup between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. ET on Thursday, August 11, 2022 from Field of Dreams in Dyersville, IA. The matchup will air live on FOX. Bet on MLB odds and player props at BookMaker.eu every day of the season. ... 

For teams that have been around for what seems like forever, the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals will be meeting for just the 14th time during the regular season when they hook up on Saturday on FOX. Of course being in opposite league’s limits the opportunities, so this is a unique matchup between storied franchises. Once threatening the MLB record for wins in a season the Yankees have cooled off losing eight of their first 14 games since the All-Star break. They no longer have the best... 

They’re not going to win the AL East but the Tampa Bay Rays are in the thick of the wild card race to continue their run of postseason appearances. Despite a recent rough patch the Rays are holding onto one of three wild card spots, though that can and will change daily until the end of the season. The Rays can improve their chances by beating teams below them in the overall standings and they have an opportunity to do that on Thursday in the opener of a four-game set against the Detroit Tigers ...