Online Sports Betting Opportunities for Major League Baseball Betting - The Spread

With $92 million wagered on Super Bowl LXII, there’s only one thing hotter than sports betting: online sports betting. With online gambling expected to eventually be legalized and regulated in the United States, the number of online sports books is expected only to increase over the years.

In the meantime, there is no shortage of opportunities to wager this time of year, especially with the Major League Baseball season set to kick off in April. While sports betting odds for the season are sure to change in the coming weeks, here are a couple of possible dark horse teams to keep in mind when placing your 2008 baseball best:

Tampa Bay Devil Rays: This franchise has been nothing short of terrible since coming into the league in 1998, having reached 70 wins only once. However, with a new team name (simply the “Rays”) and new uniforms, this could be the year Tampa turns their fortune around. With young pitching stars James Shields and Scott Kazmir coming of age last season, plus 2nd year phenom Delmon Young, All-Star Carl Crawford, and a talented supporting cast, expectations are high for bigger things in 2008. A wild-card may be too much to ask for but this team could easily play a spoiler and approach or even surpass .500.

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