Today the weekend kicks off with a loaded slate of 16 MLB games. You can track the latest odds and percentages for every matchup using our VSiN Betting Splits.
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In the meantime, let’s examine where smart money is leaning for Saturday’s MLB slate…
7:15 p.m. ET: Tampa Bay Rays (-115, 7.5) at Seattle Mariners
The Rays (57-28) won Friday night’s series opener 15-4, taking care of business as -130 road favorites. In tonight’s rematch, the Rays send out righty Tyler Glasnow (2-1, 4.45 ERA) and the Mariners (38-42) counter with fellow righty George Kirby (6-7, 3.26 ERA). This line opened with Tampa Bay listed as a short -110 road favorite and Seattle a +110 home dog. Sharps have pounced on the Rays laying a cheap chalk price, driving Tampa Bay up from -110 to -115, with some shops inching toward -120. The Rays are receiving 62% of bets and 84% of money, signaling modest public support but also heavy sharp action. Non-division road favorites off a win are 99-59 (63%) this season with a 5% ROI. AL East favorites playing teams outside the division are 134-62 (68%) with an 11% ROI. The Rays are 50-21 as a favorite and 44-24 against righties. The Mariners are 8-15 as a dog and 27-32 against righties. Tampa Bay has the better bats (hitting .264 vs .229). Pros have also leaned under, as the total is 7.5 with the under juiced to -115, signaling a possible fall down to 7.
7:15 p.m. ET: Los Angeles Dodgers (-250, 10) at Kansas City Royals
The Dodgers (46-35) won last night’s Interleague series opener 9-3, cashing as -250 road favorites. In tonight’s rematch, the Dodgers hand the ball to lefty Julio Urias (5-4, 4.39 ERA) and the Royals (23-59) go with fellow southpaw Daniel Lynch (1-3, 3.96 ERA). This line opened with Los Angeles listed as a -200 road favorite and Kansas City a +185 home dog. Pros aren’t scared off by the expensive price and have steamed the Dodgers up from -200 to -250. Road interleague favorites are 76-41 (65%) with an 11% ROI this season. Interleague road favorites off a win are 48-18 (73%) with a 22% ROI. The Royals are 20-49 as a dog, 6-18 against lefties and 11-31 at home. The Dodgers have the fresher bullpen, tossing 10 innings over the last three games compared to 14.1 innings for the Royals. Lynch has a 6.23 ERA at home compared to 1.89 on the road. Pros have also hit the over, raising the total from 9 to 10. The forecast calls for low 80s with 10 MPH winds blowing out to right center. The Dodgers are 5-1 to the over in their last six games. The Royals are 6-3 to the over in their last nine games.
