Best Sporting Events To Bet On (Sept. 19): MLB Dominates Friday Wagering Slate

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After a busy week of UEFA Champions League soccer and Thursday Night Football, MLB will take centre stage on Friday night as we near the conclusion of the regular season. Here’s a look at some of the best MLB odds for some of the most intriguing games on the schedule.

Friday, Sept. 19

• MLB Blue Jays vs. Royals. The Toronto Blue Jays will open a three-game series with the Royals in Kansas City on Friday night after dropping two straight games to the Tampa Bay Rays. Toronto’s magic number is just three to claim a playoff spot and six to clinch the American League East title. Toronto, which is being tabbed as a small underdog Friday night, will send future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer to the mound to battle Kansas City’s Michael Lorenzen.

• MLB Mariners vs. Astros. The stakes literally couldn’t be higher for this three-game weekend series, which kicks off on Friday night in Houston. Both of these teams are tied atop the AL West standings with identical 84-69 records, so the winner of this series will be in the driver’s seat for the division title heading into the final week of regular season play. Seattle will send Bryan Woo to the mound to battle Hunter Brown in a stellar pitching matchup.

• MLB Giants vs. Dodgers. Future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw will make the final regular-season home start of his illustrious career on Friday night after he recently announced his retirement plans. But the real icing on the cake here is that Kershaw can help the Dodgers clinch a playoff berth at Dodger Stadium with a win, potentially making the night extra memorable. Baseball fans won’t want to miss this late 10 p.m. ET event, and the chance to ride some Kershaw pitching props.

• WNBA playoffs. If you haven’t been following the first round of the WNBA playoffs, you’ve been missing out! Thursday’s slate featured two thrilling do-or-die Game 3s, with both contests being decided by two points or less. On Friday, fans and bettors will be treated to another series-clinching affair, when the New York Liberty visit the Phoenix Mercury with the best-of-three series tied at 1-1.

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