MLB Weekly Betting Roundup – May 27

MLB Weekly Betting Roundup – May 27, As the 2015 MLB regular season closes-out the month of May with the first quarter of the schedule in the books it is a great time to take a look at the updated futures odds for winning the World Series as well as the National and American League Pennant.

Currently there is a tie at the top of the list to win this season’s world title between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Nationals at 13/2, while both teams are also listed as 7/2 favorites by Bookmaker to win the National League.

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Through Tuesday night’s games, the Dodgers have gone 28-17 to open-up a two-game lead over San Francisco. The Nationals have been able to overcome an unexpected slow start out of the gate with 14 victories in their last 18 games to build a slight 1.5-game lead over the New York Mets in the NL East at 27-19.

The St. Louis Cardinals have the best record in the NL at 30-16 and they are 4.5 games ahead of Chicago in the NL Central Division race. The Cardinals have also provided the best return on a money line bet in this league at +$770 and their MLB baseball betting odds to win the pennant stand at 4/1. St. Louis is an 8/1 fourth-favorite to “win the World Series”.

The top favorite to win the American League is the Kansas City Royals at 3/1. They are 28-17 on the year and they have the third-best USA online Sportsbook betting odds on the board to win the World Series at 15/2. Their return on a money line bet is a healthy +$983. The Royals have a one game lead over the surging Minnesota Twins in the AL Central. The Twins are still way down the list to win the AL Pennant at 22/1, but they now have the best return on the money line in all of baseball at +$1473.

The second-favorite to win this league’s pennant is the Detroit Tigers at 4/1. The Tigers are two games back in the heated AL Central at 27-20 and their betting odds to win a World Series title are now set at 10/1, which is fifth on the list.

The hottest team in the AL through the first quarter of the season was Houston with a record of 30-17, which is 6.5 games ahead of Los Angeles and Seattle in the AL West. This unexpected start has the Astros listed at 8/1 MLB baseball betting odds to win the pennant and they have also been extremely kind to bettors on the money line with a return of +$1455.

The New York Yankees are 24-22 and they hold a slim half-game lead over Tampa Bay in the AL East. They are also listed at 8/1 odds to win the AL Pennant and their odds to go on and win the World Series are set at 18/1. Top

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