Saturday Betting Recaps
Saturday was a wild sports betting day with action in baseball (pro and college), WNBA, soccer, golf, UFC, etc.
For our purposes here, we’re going to stick with the full slate of 15 MLB games – highlighted by the Angels exploding for 25 runs on Saturday night – and the College World Series Championship Series and the USFL playoffs. Let’s get the details with our daily recaps, plus also update the season-long betting stats, including the USFL with its playoffs continuing on Sunday.MLB: Faves went 9-6 Saturday including the Angels in their 25-1 rout at the Rockies as -150 road faves in the last game of the night. The biggest upsets were by the Royals (+211 in 9-4 win at the Rays), Nationals (+162 in 2-0 win at the Padres) and Tigers (+145 in 3-2 win vs. the Twins). Home teams went 9-5 with the Cubs-Cardinals game being played at a neutral site in London). Overs led 8-7.
More MLB: On the season, favorites lead 665-469 with 18 games closing pick-'em. Home teams lead 604-545 with 3 neutral-site games after Saturday's Cubs-Cardinals game in London. Unders still lead 558-549-44 with 1 no-action.