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Bet on baseball—MLB All-Star Game will settle home-field advantage in World Series

Posted by T.J. Kendrick on 4/24/2012 11:28:19 AM

MLB odds: Will the AL Dominate the NL Again?

Bet on baseball with the betonline.com sportsbook, as the 2008 MLB All-Star Game gets underway Tuesday. Online betting fans won't want to miss their chance to enjoy some great online sports betting with this year's Midsummer Classic.

WHAT: 2008 MLB All-Star game

WHO: National League vs. American League

WHERE: Yankee Stadium

WHEN: Tuesday, July 15 at 8:00 p.m. ET

ODDS: American League -140 favorites over National League (+130)

HEAD-TO-HEAD MLB TRENDS:

  • The American League has won 10 straight All-Star games (the 2002 game was a tie)
  • The games have been low scoring. A team has scored more than seven runs just once since 1998
  • The game's MVP has been a position player for seven straight years
  • Pedro Martinez is the only player to be named MVP in the past 20 years (he won in 1999)
  • The winner earns home-field advantage in the World Series

MLB All-Star Game starting lineups (projected):

American League

  • C Joe Mauer, Twins
  • 1B Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox
  • 2B Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox
  • SS Derek Jeter, Yankees
  • 3B Alex Rodriguez, Yankees
  • OF Josh Hamilton, Rangers
  • OF Manny Ramirez, Red Sox
  • OF Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners
  • DH Milton Bradley*, Rangers
  • *Replacing the injured David Ortiz
  • Starting pitcher: Cliff Lee (12-2, 2.31 ERA)

National League

  • C Geovany Sota, Cubs
  • 1B Lance Berkman, Astros
  • 2B Chase Utley
  • SS Hanley Ramirez, Marlins
  • 3B Chipper Jones, Braves
  • OF Ryan Braun, Brewers
  • OF Kosuke Fukudome, Cubs
  • OF Matt Holliday*
  • DH To be determined†
  • Starting pitcher: Ben Sheets (10-3, 2.85 ERA)
  • *Replacing the injured Alfonso Soriano
  • †to be chosen by NL manager Clint Hurdle

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T.J. Kendrick is the biggest baseball nut and a brilliant MLB handicapper. His love of the game borders on obsession, and he takes every chance he gets to make excellent predictions, frequently contributing to Point-spreads.com and Sports-odds.com as well as betonline.com. Thoughts or questions?

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