Usual Suspects On Top In Early MLB Betting

Published on April 16, 2014 by Vincent Tapoglia III

Gamblers of Major League Baseball are consistent of their approach from year to year. Traditionally, the teams which might be expected to be the most efficient teams within the league get a large number of action in the course of the first few weeks.

That is again the trend, because the L. a. Dodgers, The big apple Yankees, Detroit Tigers, and Atlanta Braves, all teams that were predicted to complete high, have gamblers drooling over the early season results.

The aforementioned teams all have a minimum of a share of the lead of their respective divisions just two weeks into the year. The Oakland A's, the surprise winner of the yankee league West last season, also has started hot, leaving sports books to must maintain the favorites paying out early on.

"Usually this early within the baseball season, you spot one of the most preseason favorites struggle," said Analyst Brian Grant. "This year, a number of the teams predicted to win their divisions are already on the top. That makes for a fair couple of weeks for gamblers."

For those bettors who love to go the opposite way, and play the underdog teams early within the season, their gambles may additionally have paid off. Milwaukee, a team not expected to compete within the National League Central, is off to an 11-4 start, and leads the Central by two games over division favorite St. Louis.

The Chicago White Sox, Big apple Mets, and Seattle Mariners were all picked to complete within the bottom half their divisions, and every has started strongly in 2014. The White Sox are tied with the Tigers for the lead within the AL Central.

With the baseball season being so long as it is, many gamblers decide to play season over-under win totals for teams. One team if you want to have some work to do to come again heading in the right direction to exceed their expected win total is the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox. Boston is off to a 5-9 start, and is currently sitting in dead last within the American league East, three games behind the Yankees.

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