MLB Picks – Check Out The Top Run-Line Teams
by Mike Rose
Baseball in the month of August is nearly here, and BetUS Sportsbook takes some time out to look at the best run-line teams that the game has to offer. Check out who the top run-line teams are with our MLB picks!
1: Toronto Blue Jays (63-39, +$2,412) - Thanks to a five game winning streak on the run line, the Blue Jays have stormed to the top of this MLB betting list for the season in surprising fashion. Though it is fairly clear that the boys from the Great White North aren't going to be in the hunt for October this year, they should be proud of their 53-49 record through their first 102 games of the season, especially in the rough and tumble AL East. Look for the top slugging offense in baseball at 155 homers for the season to tail off just a bit as the season declines, but as long as wins keep coming by multiple runs or as underdogs, the Jays are a money team against the run-line.
2: New York Mets (60-42, +$2,133) - The face of the Mets might be changing quite a bit between now and tomorrow's trade deadline. There is still a question as to whether this team is going to be buying or selling. An offense that is averaging just 4.29 runs per game is frightening to bet on, but in run-line instances, perhaps not so much. It still seems as though the oddsmakers are undervaluing the Metropolitans just a bit on the season, and as a result, plenty of one run losses are turning into run-line victories as short underdogs.
3: San Diego Padres (57-43, +$1,427) - How much longer can the Padres possibly sit atop the NL West standings? Through 100 games, they are 20 games above .500 and are well on their way towards having the best record in the National League. Though the team is only 9-6 since the last time we reviewed our "Run-Line Champs," it has picked up almost five full units thanks to the fact that it is cashing in on several home victories with big run-line numbers because of short 'totals'.
4: New York Yankees (56-45, +$1,403) - The consummate run-line team, it should be no surprise that the Yankees are on this list as well considering the fact that they are the fourth best money team in baseball through their first 101 games of the year. There is a big series in Tampa Bay this weekend that will help determine the winner of the AL East, though there is clearly still plenty of baseball to be played. Still, with an offense like this that is averaging an MLB best 5.45 runs per game, it's hard to not back the Bronx Bombers.
5: Cincinnati Reds (57-46, +$1,117) - The Reds remarkably have the exact same record both SU and against the run-line, and their total earnings for the year are within a unit and a half of each other. They have stormed back to the forefront in the NL Central and are going to be in the scrum for those last few playoff positions in the tightly packed National League. If they make a big move at the deadline though, the oddsmakers might catch on and adjust these lines too far to bet.
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