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Never before in his illustrious career had Clayton Kershaw lost three starts in a row until now. He'll hope to avoid his first four-game losing streak on Friday night when he pitches for the Los Angeles Dodgers (44-35 SU, -7.35 Units) against the New York Mets (40-38 SU, -0.33 Units).... 

There is no doubt that the Chicago Cubs (40-35 SU, +2.07 Units) are in bad shape right now. They haven't scored more than two runs in seven straight games, and though a return home to face the woeful Miami Marlins (32-46 SU, -14.46 Units) seems like a dream, having a de facto Triple-A pitcher scheduled to toe the rubber in the opener on Friday could turn into a nightmare.... 

The San Francisco Giants (42-36 SU, +2.16 Units) have been a strong road team all season long. However, this East Coast swing, continuing on Friday against the red hot Washington Nationals (43-34 SU, +1.86 Units) could spell trouble.... 

The Oakland Athletics (35-44, -$1,721) are at the bottom of the pack in the AL West, but are just a half game back of the Seattle Mariners (34-42, -$1,326) and will look to surpass them when the teams meet up for a four game series this weekend, beginning with Thursday’s showdown.... 

ODDS ANALYSISNew York’s road woes continued with Monday’s 4-1 loss in Anaheim, their second straight and seventh in their last 10 away games, putting them down 4.45 units on the moneyline in that stretch. In three losses on their current road trip the Yankees have produced just three runs with the under at 4-1 through the first five-games of the journey.
They Yankees cashed the under in Nathan Eovaldi’s last start, a 3-2 win at Houston on Friday, but played over the scoreline in each of his seven previous starts.... 

It's getaway day in Tinseltown, and that could be great news for the strong pitching of the Los Angeles Angels (39-37 SU, -1.53 Units) against the New York Yankees (41-35 SU, -1.09 Units).... 

You never like to hear that a pitcher is being "given time" to work out problems.However, that's the position that Matt Shoemaker has been in recently, making him a very big gamble in live betting for the Los Angeles Angels (39-37 SU, -1.53 Units) against the New York Yankees (41-35 SU, -1.09 Units).... 

A seven game losing streak left the Mets’ faithful—and their bettors—concerned as the team slipped below .500, but four straight wins has helped rebuild confidence around the other New York team as the Mets (40-37, $67) get set to host the Chicago Cubs (39-35, $107) in the second of three on Wednesday.... 

Just one game out of first place—two in the loss column—the Toronto Blue Jays (41-36, $302) find themselves in fourth place, one spot ahead of the struggling Boston Red Sox (34-43, -$1,614), their opponents in Wednesday’s third game of a four game series.... 

A season's full of really good work by the Texas Rangers (38-38 SU, +12.80 Units) has largely been erased over the course of a 1-8 stretch here to end the month of June. A four-game series against the Baltimore Orioles (40-34 SU, +5.98 Units) begins on Monday and could act as a panacea.... 

ODDS ANALYSISIn what is the tightest division in the baseball, the Yankees are battling for the top spot in the AL East, where just one game separates four teams in the standings. New York continues its swing through the AL West with a visit to the Angels, who they swept earlier this month by scoring 22 runs in three games. The Yanks split a four-game set at Houston over the weekend losing 3-1 on Sunday falling to 3-5 in their last eight games overall, down 5.93 units in that span.... 

ODDS ANALYSISTwo teams with heightened preseason expectations have tip toed through the first half of the year. Sure there is plenty of baseball yet to be played, but neither has shown us they have the makeup to put a run together to get back into contention. Seattle has difficulty scoring runs and San Diego has a tough time preventing them. The M’s scored nine times during their three-game weekend series in Anaheim, losing the final two games scoring twice in each. They played below the scoreline in all three and the under is 4-1-1 in their last six games overall.... 

ODDS ANALYSISAfter posting one of the better road records in MLB for much of the season, the Rangers have struggled recently and continue their seven-game road trip after dropping two of three in Toronto over the weekend. Winners in just four of their last 12 away games, the Rangers fell to 23-19 on the road with Sunday’s 3-2 loss to the Blue Jays but remain the most profitable road team in MLB, up 16.13 units on the moneyline.The Rangers had won six straight games started by Wandy Rodriguez until falling in his last outing and they are 6-1 in his seven road starts.... 

The Baltimore Orioles (40-34, +5.98 Units) have a really tough road ahead on Monday. They're playing a doubleheader on Sunday, and they'll be counting on a pitcher who doesn't exactly have a history of going deep into games the very next day against the Texas Rangers (38-38 SU, +12.80 Units).... 

ODDS ANALYSISThe Cubs know that if they want to be considered a serious contender, they must prove themselves against the best teams in baseball. They get their chance against the Cardinals, who are the best team in baseball.... 

ODDS ANALYSISThe Yankees lost for the fourth time in five games with Thursday’s 4-0 shutout defeat. Two losses in that stretch were at home to the lowly Philadelphia Phillies where the Yankees gave up 11 runs in each game.... 

ODDS ANALYSISA lot has been said about the Mariners’ pathetic offense and it’s true. The addition of Nelson Cruz was supposed to alleviate some of the problems, and he’s been good, but the M’s weren’t counting on Robinson Cano tanking the season. It’s hard to win when you don’t score and the M’s are last in the AL in runs, sabotaging what was to be a fun summer in the Pacific Northwest.... 

The Chicago Cubs (39-31, $546) will wrap up their trip into St. Louis on prime time when they take on the Cardinals (47-24, $1,941) on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball with each team looking to close out the series in the win column.... 

ODDS ANALYSISThe Atlanta Braves lost slugger Freddie Freeman and apparently their offense went with him. In seven games since he went on the disabled list with a wrist injury, the Braves scored 13 runs, with six of those coming in one game.Over their last four games the Braves scored three times, one run in the first three followed by a 7-0 shutout at Washington on Thursday. Atlanta played below the scoreline in all four and the under is 7-2-1 in their last 10. The Braves cashed the under in Julio Teheran’s last outing, breaking a string of eight straight over plays with him on the bump. The over is 12-3 in games when Teheran starts.... 

After winning five of the first nine head-to-head meetings against the Chicago White Sox (31-40, -$1,189), the Detroit Tigers (37-35, -$31) will look to improve their advantage over the Sox in a four game series, concluding with a Sunday afternoon showdown.... 

In a battle amongst AL West teams, the Seattle Mariners (33-40, -$1,219) will continue their struggle to return to relevancy in their three game weekend set against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (37-36, -$242).... 

The Baltimore Orioles (37-34, $277) were toiling under .500 for much of the season, but have gone on a bit of a run of late to get themselves back to being a winning team.They will look to keep rolling as they return home to host the Cleveland Indians (33-38, -$1,415) this weekend, including in Saturday’s middle game.... 

In game two of a three game weekend set, the Chicago Cubs (39-31, $546) will venture into enemy territory looking for the upset in the series against MLB’s top team, the St. Louis Cardinals (47-24, $1,941).... 

ODDS ANALYSISThe Reds have a nice little run going, winning for the fifth time in seven games with Wednesday’s 5-2 win at Pittsburgh, up 3.59 units on the moneyline in that stretch. Cincy put some distance between themselves and Milwaukee at the bottom of the NL Central and the likelihood of them catching the top three is slim.The Reds are still a disaster on the road at 13-23 in the red 9.32 units. Starter Johnny Cueto had his start pushed back for more rest and takes on a Mets team that lost directions to home plate. The Reds won Cueto’s last three starts totaling 17 runs in those games.... 

ODDS ANALYSISThe Rangers are ecstatic to be hitting the road after dropping the first two games of a quick three-game homestand with AL West Division rival Oakland. Wednesday’s 8-2 loss was their fourth straight and they dropped five of six scoring better than two runs just once in that stretch.The Rangers cashed the under in each of their last four road games and the under is 23-16 away from Globe Life Park. Texas remains the hottest road team in the majors going 22-17 up 16.77 units in their 39 away games....