I sound like a broken record, but where is the love for this team? Okay, they may not win this thing, but at +4500, and they have an easy AL Central schedule for the rest of the year, great pitching – and could trade for a batter. Best Value on the Board – rated as the 19th longest shot.

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For my best bets last week – I was 4 – 0 – 1.  Cleveland has stayed at +8000, TB has risen from +3300 to this week +3000.  The Pirates went from +6600 to +5000 and the Orioles went from +4500 to +4000.  I was also right on the the Royals going from +5000 – +4500.

With the +4500:  This is pretty stupid considering KC is 20 – 19, and would be considered tied for the Wild Card Spot.  Clearly with the White Sox, Twins and Indians, they have one of the better strength of schedules favoring them.

Also, love Yordano Ventura becoming better as the year carries on, and have Danny Duffy pitching frames again as a starter.  The offense is starting to heat up a little bit.  They will be my best bet of this week.

I went 2 – 2 – 1 with my worst odds on the board, as the A’ stayed the same for yet another week.  The Angels proved me wrong by climbing from +1400 – +1200 and SF shot up from +1400 all the way to +1100.

I had the Marlins on the way down, and they plummeted from +6600 last week to +12500 this week,

Toronto also went from +2800 + 3000 In my favor.

Be sure to scroll down who I pick this week (Haven’t deviated much from last week.)

I am jumping off the Rangers as a good pick. Losing Perez for the year potentially, and a setback for Harrison should cripple this club pretty good. Beltre is looking older, and Fielder has lost all of his power. For this week, the situation looks bleak. Having them just outside the playoff bar right now doesn’t seem plausible for an odd.

Odds To Win The 2014 World Series (Last Week Odd)

1.   Detroit Tigers +600 (Down From +550)

2.  LA Dodgers +750 (Down From +700)

3.  Washington Nationals +900 ( +900)

T4. Oakland A’s +1000 (+1000)

T4. St. Louis Cardinals +1000 (+1000)

T6. Boston Red Sox +1100 (Up From +1400)

T6. San Francisco Giants +1100 (Up From +1400)

8. Atlanta Braves +1200 (Up from +1600)

T9. New York Yankees +1400 (+1400)

 T9. Los Angeles Angels +1400 (Up From +1600))

11.  Texas Rangers +1800 (Down From +1400)

12 . Milwaukee Brewers +2200 (+2200)

 T13. Toronto Blue Jays +3000 (Down  From +2800)

T13. Tampa Bay Rays +3000 (Up From +3300)

T15. Colorado Rockies +3500 (Down From +3300)

T15. Cincinnati Reds +3500 (Up From +4000)

T15. Seattle Mariners +3500 (UP From +4000) 

18.  Baltimore Orioles +4000 (UP From +4500)

19. Kansas City Royals +4500 (Down From +3500)

20. Pittsburgh Pirates +5000 (Up From +6600)

21. Cleveland Indians +8000  (+8000)

T22. Miami Marlins +12500 (Down From +6600)

T22.   Chicago White Sox +12500 (Down From +10000)

24.   Philadelphia Phillies +15000 (Down From +10000)

25.  New York Mets +17500 (Down From +15000)

26.   San Diego Padres +17500 (UpFrom +20000)

27. Minnesota Twins +30000 (Down From +20000)

28.   Arizona Diamondbacks +40000 (+40000)

29.  Chicago Cubs +75000 (+7500)

30.   Houston Astros +200000 (+200000)

The Bucs are playing a lot better baseball of late ( 6 – 4 in their last 10 games). They are only 3.5 Games behind the playoff bar. To rank them 20th based with this odd is a little steep. They should be in the range of around +3700.

Best Bets on the Board (Value wise)

1. Kansas City +4500

2.  Tampa Bay +3000

3.  Cleveland +8000

4. Pittsburgh Pirates +5000

5. Baltimore  +4000

It is nice they have Iwakuma back in the Rotation, however their offense is always suspect. Their starting pitchers struggle in the #4 and #5 slots, Rodney could blow up as Closer, and the #4 hitter has been Corey Hart this season. LAA, TEX and OAK will provide a stiff Division schedule for them too. They have no business being ahead of CIN/BAL/KC or even COL for that matter.

Worst odds on the board this week

1.  Seattle +3500

2. Toronto +3000

3. Texas +1800

4.  Boston +1100

5.  New York +1400

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