MLB Baseball Futures Betting - Wagering on the AL Central
BetUS Sportsbook has posted sports betting
odds on the eventual winners in every
one of Major League Baseball's six divisional
races, and in the AL Central things seem
to be going the way of the Chicago White
Sox, who as of Thursday have a lead of
5.5 baseball betting games over their
closest rival. Will the White Sox blow
away the pack, or will this become a
tight one? We'll examine that in this
update.
Let's take a look at the MLB Divisional
Odds as they are currently posted at
BetUS:
BetUS MLB Futures Odds
To win
American League Central
CHICAGO WHITE
SOX -200
CLEVELAND INDIANS +300
MINNESOTA TWINS +450
DETROIT TIGERS +600
KANSAS CITY ROYALS +10000
The
CHICAGO WHITE SOX (-200 in BetUS odds) are doing a
great job of combining two key elements
to success - power and pitching. They
have hit 84 home runs, which is third
in the major leagues (they are also +40
in that department), and in the starting
rotation there are four pitchers with
ERA's under 4.00 - damn good these days
- and the fifth, Mark Buehrle, is likely
to perform with more consistency as the
season progresses, if history is any
indicator.
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Paul Konerko
isn't having a very good season (eight
HR's but just .217); however, outfielder
Carlos Quentin has been a revelation
- as of Wednesday's games he had blasted
16 homers with 54 RBI's and looks like
he's making a bid for the MVP award.
Throw in the efforts of Jim Thome, Jermaine
Dye, Joe Crede, et al, and you have a
lineup that would be scary for any opposing
pitcher. The White Sox have been pretty
formidable at home (20-9), but a few
years ago this team faded late and barely
hung on to the division title (winning
the World Series eventually). They're
looking solid in a lot of areas, but
the race isn't over yet.
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The
CLEVELAND INDIANS (+300 in BetUS odds) have an upside, but several things
have to start happening. For one, they
have to hit with more consistency - this
team ranks 29th in batting average as
of right now. Travis Hafner had only
four homers and a .217 average when he
went down with a shoulder injury. Victor
Martinez has been playing with a sore
hamstring. Grady Sizemore is batting
only .264. As for the others, were they
a fluke last year? Starting pitcher Fausto
Carmona will also be gone for a month,
but the rotation can be Cleveland's strength,
with Cliff Lee (10-1, 2.52 ERA) a force,
along with the capable Aaron Lafley (2.98
ERA). If C.C Sabathia (4-8, 4.34 ERA)
catches fire, there is some hope here.
But the bullpen, which has posted a 5.87
ERA so far in June, must get something
better out of Joe Borowski.
The
MINNESOTA TWINS (+450 in BetUS odds) are currently the second-place team,
and perhaps the team most capable of
making a move, since they have bats like
Joe Mauer (.324) and Justin Morneau in
the lineup, not to mention solid bullpen
production from Joe Nathan (1.35 ERA,
17 saves) and the others. But there's
some anemia there as well - Delmon Young
has one homer, and they undoubtedly expected
more. Mike Lamb has one homer as well.
Michael Cuddyer is starting to hit after
an awful start and some time on the DL.
But there are serious doubts about the
rotation, which has gotten innings out
of Livan Hernandez but also a 5.32 ERA.
Kevin Slowey, who was their top prospect,
is showing signs of progress, but Boof
Bonser (6.19 ERA) needs to go.
The
DETROIT TIGERS (+600 in BetUS odds) are getting a solid but not sensational
season out of Magglio Ordonez (9 HR,
40 RBI, .313) and kind of a disappointing
year from Miguel Cabrera (.278). Ivan
Rodriguez (one homer) is being turned
into a platoon player. And the rotation
does not get people out with much regularity.
The Tigers are 23rd in the majors in
runs allowed, and reliever Todd Jones
has allowed 11 walks in 23 innings.
The KANSAS CITY ROYALS (+10000 in BetUS
odds) started out looking strong, behind
its young pitchers. But Zach Grienke
(5-4, 3.77 ERA) looks like he's the only
guy holding up. At 12.5 games behind
the White Sox, and plunging (19 losses
in last 23 games). They're not a factor.
But maybe Cleveland CAN be.
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