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ODDS ANALYSISThe Giants’ fancy road record took a hit when they dropped the first two games of their six-game trip in Miami, losing 6-5 on Wednesday on a three-run walk-off home run in the ninth inning. It was the first time the Giants lost three in a row on the road since a four-game slide in April. SF is a solid road bet at 21-17 up 6.16 units on the moneyline despite the slide.The Giants scored 40 runs in six games after their five-spot against the Marlins, cashing the over in all six games. However they are just 3-3 over that span giving up 35 runs.... 

Two enticing young pitchers will be on the bump on Friday night in Tinseltown, where the Los Angeles Dodgers (44-35 SU, -7.35 Units) clash with the New York Mets (40-38 SU, -0.33 Units).ODDS ANALYSISClayton Kershaw is going to get the ball in his hands on Friday night once again, and he is going to be pitching for the first time in his career riding a three-game losing streak.... 

ODDS ANALYSISThe Pirates snapped their three-game road losing streak and won for the third time in four games with Tuesday’s 5-4, 14-inning marathon victory, evening the season series with the Tigers at 2-2. Pittsburgh also leveled its season road record at 19-19 while moving 10 games over .500 in the black 3.16 units on the moneyline.... 

Fresh off a series sweep against the Cardinals, the Chicago Cubs (40-35, $207) got back in the win column Tuesday and will look to stay there this weekend, kicking off a three game set against the Miami Marlins (32-46, -$1,446) on Friday.... 

The Washington Nationals (43-34 SU, +1.86 Units) remain one of the hottest teams in the bigs with nine wins in 10 games heading into Wednesday night.They'll face the San Francisco Giants (42-36 SU, +2.16 Units), a team which could be headed down a dark path, on Friday.... 

ODDS ANALYSISA trip to Florida is just what the Indians needed after losing three straight and seven of nine. Cleveland took the first two of the series with the Rays behind outstanding pitching performances and their offense came alive with 13 runs in the two games after getting blanked in both games of Sunday’s doubleheader.The Tribe won consecutive games for the first time since a three-game win streak from May 30-June 2. Cleveland has lost five straight games started by Cory Kluber and is just 3-13 in his 16 starts.... 

ODDS ANALYSISThe Cubs haven’t exactly been ripping the cover off the baseball, but they did enough Tuesday to squeak out a 1-0 win, snapping a five-game losing streak where they scored a total of six runs.Chicago’s last win prior to their slide was also a 1-0 victory, giving them a grand total of eight runs in their last seven games. The under is 6-1 in those seven games and 8-1-1 in Chicago’s last 10. The win also gave the Cubs a 5-0 record against the Mets this season.... 

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....