MLB Week 8 Betting Odds for this Week's Top Games you can't miss

The MLB season continues today as we head into Week 8. We are at the point where we now have a pretty good understanding of what every team is about and how things might progress from this point forward. That said, it is worth remembering that we are only about a quarter of the way through the season and that what we think we know now might in fact change in the coming weeks. With a season as long as what we get in professional baseball, it’s probably smart to just focus on the short term and the games right in front of us, which is exactly what we are doing here. We are looking ahead at week 8 and picking out the series that demand your MLB betting attention, so let’s get right to it.

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Texas Rangers at Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pirates were one of the surprise teams in the early going, but as the season moves on, they are having a tough time maintaining the pace they set in the opening weeks. That said, they are still just a single game out of 1st place in the Central Division, but they have also won only 3 games in their last 10. There are no such issues for the Rangers, who maintain a 3-game lead atop the AL West and come into the new week on a 3-game winning streak. The edge seems to be with the Rangers here, but home field for the Pirates might be a factor.

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Houston Astros at Milwaukee Brewers

We are still waiting to see the best from the defending World Series champions, but there are definite signs that it might be coming. They come into this week on a 7-game winning run and have now won 9 of their last 10 games. The Astros are flexing their muscles but still have some work to do to run down the Rangers atop the division. The Brewers have plugged away all season long and finally overtaken the Pirates in the Central. They are a solid 13-8 at home, but this might be their toughest test yet.

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LA Dodgers at Tampa Bay Rays

We move to later in the week for what is arguably the biggest series on the Week 8 schedule. Both teams are coming into the new week sitting atop their respective divisions, but one team is certainly in better form than the other. The Rays jumped out to an amazing start to the season, but they have cooled off of late and have seen their lead atop the AL East drop to just 2 ½ games. The Dodgers have done the opposite, overcoming a slow start to take control of the NL West, but they did close out last week with 2 straight losses.

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San Diego Padres at New York Yankees

These are a pair of teams that we expected more from this season, and while both are off the pace in their respective divisions, you do feel that both could still be a playoff factor. The Yankees are going through a nice run of form, winning 4 in a row and 8 of their last 10 to get to within 5 ½ games of the Rays. The Padres have won just 2 of their last 10 and are losing ground to the Dodgers rather quickly, but I still wouldn’t count them out in this series.

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