Opening Day is on Thursday April 1 and BetOnline Sportsbook simply couldn’t hide the excitement.
On Monday night, BetOnline opened up Opening Day money line odds for all 15 games on the slate. Teams have been announcing their Opening Day starters over the last several days and now we have a good picture as to how the teams will stack up for this first round of games.
BetOnline is taking $2,000 limits on the money lines, so we’re not exactly talking about chump change with a sportsbook willing to take such a strong position in the market.
Let’s take a look through the odds for Opening Day 2021 opening lines (games sorted by start time):
Toronto Blue Jays +152
New York Yankees -165
Cleveland Indians -191
Detroit Tigers +175
Baltimore Orioles +157
Boston Red Sox -171
Minnesota Twins -106
Milwaukee Brewers -104
Pittsburgh Pirates +204
Chicago Cubs -225
Atlanta Braves -107
Philadelphia Phillies -103
Arizona Diamondbacks +216
San Diego Padres -240
Los Angeles Dodgers -225
Colorado Rockies +204
St. Louis Cardinals +110
Cincinnati Reds -120
Texas Rangers +134
Kansas City Royals -145
Tampa Bay Rays -161
Miami Marlins +148
New York Mets -135
Washington Nationals +125
Chicago White Sox -118
Los Angeles Angels +108
Houston Astros -108
Oakland Athletics -102
San Francisco Giants -113
Seattle Mariners +103
Line moves by time of writing:
Indians -193
Tigers +177
Orioles +151
Red Sox -164
Twins -108
Brewers -102
Pirates +191
Cubs -209
Diamondbacks +196
Padres -215
Dodgers -217
Rockies +197
Cardinals +105
Reds -115
Rangers +138
Royals -149
Rays -145
Marlins +134
Mets -136
Nationals +126
White Sox -111
Angels +101
Astros -107
A’s -103
Giants -112
Mariners +102
Some small moves, some big moves. We’ve seen some bigger moves on underdogs, which is often true of the month of April. Many people believe that big underdogs in the month of April are very good bets because all teams are still trying to settle into the rhythms of the season. Over 162 games, talent wins out. Early in the season, everybody is still trying to get timing down or work on command of pitches.
We are also already seeing some assessments of who bettors like and who they don’t coming into the season. The Rangers have already been bet against, as many people expect them to be one of the worst teams in baseball.
The Pirates, who will be the worst team in baseball in all likelihood, have actually taken money against the Cubs, which is an indication of some anti-Cubs sentiment.
Similarly, the Orioles have taken a little bit of money against the Red Sox, another team that public bettors have soured on.
There are a lot of considerations at the start of any baseball season, but you can watch what happens in the market to get some confirmation of your thoughts or see if there are some things you might be missing.
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