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.
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.
