MLB Races Continue as the NFL Returns to Action

Things are heating up in several division races as baseball's regular season enters the final week of July. To add some fuel to the fire there are a couple of interesting matchups on the slate for this week, and the sportsbooks will have you covered with a complete set of MLB odds for all the games.

The Los Angeles Dodgers opened up a 1.5-game lead over San Francisco in the NL West division race with a three-game sweep of the Giants this past weekend as road favorites for all three contests on the 5Dimes closing MLB odds. They will now return home to host Atlanta for three games starting this Tuesday night. The Braves have been battling it out with Washington for the top spot in the NL East all season long and heading into this series they trail the Nationals by 1.5 games. The Dodgers are 6-4 in their last 10 games, while Atlanta has gone an even 5-5.

A key matchup in the American League this week takes us to Baltimore where the Orioles will play host to one of the hottest teams in the league, the Los Angeles Angels. Baltimore’s lead in the AL East is down to just three games with Toronto picking up some steam in that race, while the Angels sit just two games back of Oakland in the AL West after taking three of four from Detroit as home favorites in all four games this past weekend.

The Orioles and the Angels met last week for three games in Los Angeles with Baltimore taking two out of three as a road underdog on the 5Dimes moneyline for all three contests. The total stayed UNDER in each of the three games.

If you are ready for some NFL football, then be sure to tune into this Sunday’s annual Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio between the New York Giants and the Buffalo Bills. Game time is set for 8pm ET and it will be broadcast nationally on NBC. The current betting line on the 5Dimes NFL board has Buffalo listed as a slight 1-point favorite with the total set at 32.5 points.

The first full week of NFL preseason games gets underway the following Thursday with six matchups on the slate. Be sure to check out 5Dimes for a complete set of betting odds for all the action in the NFL.