MLB Weekly Betting Roundup: June 24

MLB Weekly Betting Roundup: June 24, The MLB regular season heads into the final weekend in June and the race for a division title remains as heated as the weather outside almost across the board. Bettors have also been racking-up some serious cash on a few individual hot teams over the past week or so.

The I-95 Beltway has been especially lucrative with Baltimore winning 12 of its last 15 games to make a move in the AL East to just 2.5 games off the pace, while down the road the Nationals’ 7-3 mark in their last 10 games has opened-up a 2.5-game lead over New York in the NL East. The Orioles have been especially hot with an 8-2 record in their last 10 games when closing as underdogs.

Texas still has the best overall return on 5Dimes’ closing MLB money line bet at +$1578, but the bloom might be off the rose in that run with a 1-4 record in the Rangers’ last five games heading into Wednesday’s matchup at home against Oakland as slight -111 favorites. Speaking of the A’s, they have now won seven of their last 10 games and three in a row.

A team that has been on a solid winning run lately has been the Chicago Cubs. This past Tuesday’s 1-0 shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers as +129 home underdogs was their fourth-straight victory and their seventh in their last 10 MLB betting games. Chicago is now 39-30 on the year and 6.5 games off the pace in the NL Central.

St. Louis is still the top dog in that division race with a MLB-best record of 46-24 and the Cardinals are showing no signs of slowing down with a 7-3 record in their last 10 games. Their total return on a money line bet this season now stands at +$1217 with most of the money being made at home behind a record of 26-7.

Two of the top teams when it comes to a positive money line return this season continue to battle it out for the lead in the AL Central. The Kansas City Royals are leading the division at 40-28 and their overall return stands at +$1025. The Minnesota Twins are 3.5 games back at 38-33 and their return has been even better at +$1197.

The experts from the best USA online sportsbook feel another solid team to bet on in the American League this season has been the Houston Astros with a return of +$1080. They lead the Rangers in the AL West by four games with an overall record of 42-31. Top