2018 MLB All Star Game Las Vegas Odds & Free Expert Picks

by Liev Jackson

All Star Game Set to go From Nationals Park in Washington

The All-Star game is returning to Washington for the first time since the Nationals returned in 2005, as such it’s the first time it’s happening in the nation’s capital since 1956.

The leagues are actually deadlocked in the overall standings with a 43-43-2 record. The American League has dominated the game of late, winning the last five including a 3-2 decision in ten innings last year.

This is the second year in a row that the winner of the game has no bearing on who gets homefield advantage in the World Series. That had been the rule since former commissioner Bud Selig instituted it in 2002.

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Max Scherzer will start for the NL and Chris Sale gets the start for the AL.

Jose Altuve, Manny Machado, Mike Trout, Aaron Judge, Mookie Betts, Jose Ramirez and JD Martinez headline the AL starters.

The bench includes Francisco Lindor, George Springer and Alex Bregman.

The NL Starters include Bryce Harper, Matt Kemp, Nick Markakis, Nolan Arenado and Freddie Freeman.

The bench includes Paul Goldschmidt, Joey Votto and Charlie Blackmon.

Among the reserve the pitchers, the AL has Trevor Bauer, Gerrit Cole, Luis Severino, Blake Snell, Craig Kimbrel and Aroldis Chapman.

The NL features Zack Greinke, Jon Lester, Jacob deGrom, and Kenley Jansen.

The Bottom Line: The AL is -130 favorites and the NL +110 underdogs. The over/under is 7. Looking at these rosters, the AL’s starting lineup looks to be a juggernaut, far superior on paper to the NL. The NL bench is at least even if not a tad better. The AL pitchers from top to bottom appear to be the much stronger group. As such that gives the AL the edge for their sixth consecutive win. The teams have combined to score less than seven runs the last two years and three of the last five. In the last ten years the over/under record for +7.0 is 5-3-2. The Pick: AL 4-2.

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