The New York Mets are currently playing host to the LA Dodgers in an intriguing NL baseball series in the Big Apple. It probably comes as little surprise that one of these teams is in last place in their MLB odds division, but might surprise is which team. The Mets, coming off a horrendous 2009 MLB betting season and a rotten start to the 2010 baseball wagering season have actually climbed out their hole and currently sit second in the NL East.

It’s the LA Dodgers that are in last place of their baseball betting division. At 8-10 this is not where the Dodgers wanted to be after a month of MLB odds action and this team is trying to pull back into contention in a very competitive NL West. Surprisingly the San Diego Padres (11-7) have snatched the early lead in the NL West betting competition but only three games separate the first place team from the last place team. Read more…

There is perhaps no more thankless job in baseball betting than being a New York Mets fans. Let’s face it this franchise has had very little success in the MLB odds competition and has found ever new and inventive ways of losing in recent baseball wagering seasons. And thanks to its cross-town neighbors success in the MLB odds the Mets franchise will always be the neglected team, the red-headed stepchild of New York baseball gambling.

Last season may have been the low point of the team’s recent sports betting failures as the team limped (quiet literally) to a 70-92 record and finished fourth in the five team NL East. But last year was an aberration in the MLB odds competition even for the perennially poor Mets. Read more…