MLB Thursday Betting Matchups: July 9

July 8, 2015 by Dave Schwab

This Thursday’s action on the MLB slate features the start of two extended four-game weekend series in two tight division races. St. Louis will try and widen its lead in the NL Central against the Pittsburgh Pirates while over in the AL West the Los Angeles Angels will try and continue their climb to the top of those standings against Seattle. Be sure to check VietBet for the betting odds for these games as the best MLB betting site for US Players. Use our links to sign up for VietBET USA online and live betting Sportsbook and enter bonus code AMPOKER to claim your exclusive 30% welcome bonus that is good up to $300. VietBET accepts major credit cards and Bitcoins plus several other deposit options from USA, Canadian and European players.

The Cardinals have been the best team in the Majors all season long, but losses in their last two road games against Chicago this week have dropped them to 54-30 on the year heading into Wednesday series finale. Their lead over Pittsburgh in the division now stands at just 4.5 games. St. Louis is 23-19 on the road this season and the total has gone OVER in five of their last six road games.

Pittsburgh has now won its last four games to improve to 49-34 overall. The Pirates are 6-2 in their last eight home games heading into Wednesday’s series finale against San Diego. Overall this season they are 28-15 at PNC Park and the total has stayed UNDER in six of their last eight games at home. These two division rivals have already met six times this season with the Cardinals holding a 4-2 edge. The total has stayed UNDER in four of the six games.

While Houston has set the pace in the AL West all season long, the Angels have found their form with an 8-1 run in their last nine games to close the gap with the Astros to just 2.5 games in the standings. Los Angeles followed-up a three-game weekend sweep of Texas on the road with a 10-2 road victory against Colorado on Tuesday as a -111 favorite on VietBet’s closing odds in the first of this quick two-game interleague matchup. It is now an even 20-20 on the road as part of an overall record of 45-38. The total has gone OVER in these last four contests.

The experts from the Legal Sports Betting In The USA see that the Seattle has split the first two games in this week’s home series against Detroit after battling Oakland to a 2-2 split on the road this past weekend. Overall, the Mariners are 39-45 and nine games off the pace in the division race. They have actually been a better road team with an 18-24 mark at home. The total has gone OVER in five of their last seven home games. Thursday night will be the 10th meeting this season with the Angels holding the 6-3 edge. The total has stayed UNDER in seven of the nine games.VietBET accepts major credit cards and Bitcoins plus several other deposit options from USA, Canadian and European players. Top

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