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The MLB is nearing the end of its historic season, but first, there is the matter of crowning a new World Series champion. Today the AL’s top-seeded Tampa Bay Rays will take on the NL’s top-ranked Los Angeles Dodgers in a best of seven series to determine who will be baseball’s last team standing (Game 1: 8.10pm ET Tuesday; TV: Live on Fox).more…

After the ALCS started yesterday, today the National League kicks off the NLCS which features two teams who are no strangers to this stage in the postseason (8.08pm ET, Monday). more…

It is pennant chasing season and this year’s American League Championship Series promises to be a good one as the Houston Astros, returning for the fourth year in a row, take on the AL’s top-seeded Tampa Bay Rays, making their first ALCS appearance since the 2008 season. Game one of themore…

The MLB’s divisional round of the playoffs is well underway with day one providing ample offense for both the New York Yankees and Houston Astros, both of whom have 1-0 series leads. The ALDS will continue but joining the American League in today’s slate of games is the beginning of the NLDS, which much likemore…

After MLB’s first-ever wildcard series, action moves to the divisional series and this year, they are historic. Given the format of this season, 16 teams made the playoffs and that has created the unique situation that every divisional round series ismore…

The MLB playoffs are underway as action kicks off today with the American League’s Wild Card Series. Now USAbetting turns to the NL Wild Card Series and postseason playoffs on Wednesday.more…

As fast the 2020 MLB season came, it’s already in the books. Well, the regular season is at least. After a 60-game season that had all kinds of starts and stops along the way, it’s time to crown a newmore…

After an unscheduled day off in support of taking efforts to stand against racial injustice, the Philadelphia Phillies will be back in action, returning home for the first time in an almost 10-game road stand. They’ll welcome in the Atlanta Braves today, in what could prove to be a pivotal three-game series toward determining themore…

Looking to get back on the field for the first time in nearly a week, the New York Yankees are hoping a trip to Atlanta will provide just the cure for what has been a rough patch of late. With a tentative hold over the lead in the NL East, Atlanta Braves will look to show that they can stand toe-to-toe with the Yankees andmore…

Set to begin what could end up being a very decisive series for the NL Central, the (12-3) Chicago Cubs will host the (7-9) Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field starting tonight (7.15pm ET Thursday). The series is set to go four games, with all taking place in Chicago.more…

Still considered the co-favorites to win the World Series alongside the New York Yankees, the (12-7) Los Angeles Dodgers will wrap up a four-game series against their NL West rival (11-8) San Diego Padres (9.40pm ET Thursday).more…

No team has been hotter this season than the New York Yankees, who will look for their seventh win of the season today (7:08pm ET Sunday on ESPN), as they wrap up their first series of the year against longtime rival, the Boston Red Sox.more…

After opening their four-game series with a split, the Minnesota Twins took the lead over the Cleveland Indians with a shut-out win in game three. Now, the two teams, who are among the best in the American League right now, will face off in the fourth and final game of the series today (2.10pm ET Sunday).more…

Baseball is back today, with a huge MLB match-up on national television for the first game as the Washington Nationals, 2019 World Series winners, host the New York Yankees, joint-favorites to win it all in 2020 (7.08pm ET Thursday live on ESPN).more…

After months of negotiations and uncertainty, MLB’s July Opening Day is almost here. In just a few days, all 30 of league’s teams will be back on the field for the regular season for the first time since last September, all of 10 months ago. It has been a long time for fans to wait for baseball’s return but that wait ismore…

The New York Yankees and LA Dodgers head the betting to win the MLB title at the end of a shortened season. The former have the better prospects to win the World Series in 2020.

The finals come at the end ofmore…

Shifting focus from the MLB pitchers to position players, our preseason baseball awards series now looks at the youth of the game, in the races for the Rookie of the Year titles in the AL and NL.

Luis Robert and Gavin Lux aremore…

Continuing USAbetting’s preseason baseball award previews, this installment analyzes the MLB MVP odds. They are led by some pretty obvious frontrunners, but that also offers some value picks that could cash in big.

With a likely restart tomore…

In this preview, and with an MLB restart on the horizon, we take a look at the Cy Young trophy awards.

Slowly but surely, sports in the U.S. are beginning to come back in some capacity.more…

In the final of our MLB divisional preview series, we are focusing on the AL Central, home to the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians.

The Central hasn’t claimed amore…

Our MLB preview series continues with the NL Central, one of the most highly-contested divisions in baseball over the last decade.

The NL Central, home to the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds andmore…

USAbetting continues its MLB futures betting preview series by heading to the AL West.

This division is home to the Los Angeles Angels (+550 odds for AL West champion withmore…

From the East to West, next up in our MLB divisional preview series is the NL West, which boasts the team many are picking to be the National League representative in the World Series and the current favorite to win the championship, the Los Angeles Dodgers (+325).more…

The MLB season has been delayed but everyone is still hopeful that baseball will be returning in some capacity in 2020. Whether that means a shortened season, more weekend doubleheaders or less of an all-star break, no one really knows. What we do know however, is that when baseball returns to the lives ofmore…

Spring training is underway and that means in just a few short weeks, it will once again be time for the MLB season. There is a lot of anticipation heading into 2020, as a new decade in baseball is likely to bring new stories.

Perhaps gone are themore…