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The Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays will open up a three-game series on Monday night inside the Rogers Centre, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:07 ET on ESPN.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Rangers as -145 road favorites, while the opening total has dropped by a half run to settle in at 8.5.Yu Darvish (3-0, 2.42 ERA) is set to appear in Canada for the first time this year, and comes off a dominating 2-0 home win over the New York Yankees. He tossed 8.1 shutout innings and struck out a season-high 10 batters in that effort.The Japanese ...

The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers open up their best-of-seven Western Conference series on Sunday at the Staples Center, with the opening tip scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Lakers as 4.5-point home favorites, while the total has dropped a full point to settle in at 201.5.Los Angeles enters as the No. 3 seed and will be looking to move past the painful memory of getting bounced out of the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round a year ago. The Lakers are 67-36 all-time in Game 1 of a best-of-seven ...

The Washington Nationals (14-6) and Los Angeles Dodgers (14-6) continue a three-game National League series on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium, with the first pitch scheduled for 9:10 p.m. ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Nationals as -125 road favorites due to ace Stephen Strasburg making his fifth start of the year, but the betting odds may be further inflated due to rookie outfielder Bryce Harper making his major league debut.Harper is getting thrown into the fire due to the lack of offensive production the Nationals have received from a group of left fielders this season, as Michael Morse has ...

The Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox will open up a four-game American League series on Thursday night at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, with the first pitch scheduled for 8:10 ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the White Sox as -130 home favorites, as starting pitcher Philip Humber will make his first start since becoming a major part of baseball history against the Seattle Mariners last Saturday. Humber (1-0, 0.63 ERA) managed to pitch the 21st perfect game in MLB history, throwing an economical 95 pitches in the effort, while striking out nine batters. He has allowed just one run ...

The Indianapolis Colts are expected to take Stanford Cardinal quarterback Andrew Luck with the first overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft on Thursday night, which has already been reflected in the betting market.BetOnline sports book has the Colts listed as nine-point road underdogs when they open the season against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sept. 9.Luck completed 71.3 percent of his pass attempts during his junior season in Palo Alto, Calif., finishing with 3,517 passing yards and 37 touchdowns through the air, while throwing just 10 interceptions.He led the Cardinal to an 11-2 overall record, but dropped ...

The Southeastern Conference has dominated college football over the last few years, and it will be well represented in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft on Thursday night.Bookmaker sports book has established a total of 11 for the amount of players from the conference getting selected in the first 32 picks.To put that number in perspective, the Pac-12 Conference is second in the betting market with a total of seven players to be taken within that window.Let's take a closer look at this proposition offering from a betting perspective, while also evaluating past drafts to provide some assistance.Begin ...

The Alabama Crimson Tide are coming off a national championship season and there's no doubt that the fanbase will be watching the 2012 NFL draft on Thursday night.BetOnline sports book has established a total of 4.5 for the amount of Crimson Tide players that get selected in the first 25 picks of the opening round.Bleacher Report's Matt Miller currently has four Alabama players falling within that window in his final mock draft, which lines up with the under as the favored option (-130) in the betting market.Star running back Trent Richardson is expected to get the action started, with Mark ...

The Minnesota Vikings currently possess the third overall pick in Thursday night's 2012 NFL draft, with many believing that they will use that pick to select USC Trojans offensive lineman Matt Kalil.Bovada sports book currently has Kalil as the minus-250 betting favorite to be taken in this spot by any team in the draft. However, Matt Miller's final mock suggests that value may be found in other players.LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne is the second choice in the betting market at odds of plus-120. Miller suggests that the Vikings would be best suited to take a defensive player due to the ...

The Miami Marlins (7-9) and New York Mets (9-8) will continue a three-game National League East series on Wednesday night at Citi Field, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Mets as plus-115 home underdogs despite some incredible numbers by their starting pitcher, while the total stands at seven, but is receiving some upward pressure in the betting market.R.A. Dickey (2-1, 5.75 ERA) registered a perfect 3-0 record in three starts versus the Marlins in 2011, as he didn't surrender a single earned run in 20 innings pitched.  It's still important to note ...

The New York Yankees (10-7) and Texas Rangers (14-4) will close out a three-game American League series on Wednesday night at Rangers Ballpark, with the first pitch scheduled for 8:05 ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Rangers as minus-125 home favorites, while the total stands at 10.5 but is facing downward pressure in the market.New York was shut out for the second time during the 2012 season last night, suffering a 2-0 loss to the Rangers. The teams play the rubber game tonight. The Yankees have still managed to register a 40-19 record in the last 59 regular season meetings ...