Baseball underdogs had their day Saturday after favorites went 14-2 to start the season. Five teams won at odds or +185 or greater.
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Aviators reached out to displaced Blue Jays, but distance from American League East cities spiked a possible deal.
Only two underdogs cashed for bettors on the first full day of games. The Athletics ended the night with an epic bad beat for under bettors.
Sportsbooks needed one of the two underdogs, the Nationals or Giants, to win Thursday on the first day of MLB play, and they didn’t get it.
Handicapper Micah Roberts is backing the Mets (-138) over the Braves as one of his best bets largely because of Jacob deGrom, the +275 favorite to win the NL Cy Young Award.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the United States’ top infectious disease expert, opened up the major league baseball season by throwing out the first pitch before Thursday night’s season opener between the defending champion Washington Nationals and the visiting New York Yankees.
Check out the first four days of the Major League Baseball schedule and where you can watch the games, including the Dodgers, on Las Vegas TV.
Review-Journal reporters Jim Barnes and Todd Dewey discuss the baseball landscape from a betting perspective, including World Series futures.
LOS ANGELES — Even before Mookie Betts played his first game in Dodger Blue, the superstar outfielder decided his future is in Los Angeles.
Due to popular demand, the Las Vegas Aviators have added additional times and dates to their tours at Las Vegas Ballpark.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board will allow the sportsbook to void more than $200,000 in outstanding parlays that were placed after the games started.
Shorter schedule, simulated crowd noise may not be ideal. But it’s all baseball fans are going to get during a season postponed by virus.
The state Gaming Control Board has ruled in favor of the BetMGM sportsbook in a dispute about bets made after the games started, according to ESPN.
A list of the best odds on MLB World Series and division futures available for bettors at Las Vegas sportsbooks. The season starts Thursday.
The Astros are favored to win their fourth straight American League West title, but the Athletics, Angels and Rangers might have something to say about that.
