Parry’s MLB Power Guide is an excellent tool for gamblers to calculate a betting line near the anticipated point spread at Vegas sports books. Know what the betting line should be before placing your wager.
| MLB Power Guide | |
| Week beginning August 1, 2016 | |
| American League | |
| East | |
| 1. Tampa Bay | 50.6 |
| 2. Toronto | 50.1 |
| 3. NY Yankees | 49.4 |
| 4. Boston | 49.2 |
| 5. Baltimore | 48.0 |
| Central | |
| 1. Detroit | 50.5 |
| 2. Cleveland | 50.4 |
| 3. Minnesota | 49.5 |
| 4. Chicago WSox | 47.4 |
| 5. Kansas City | 47.2 |
| West | |
| 1. Houston | 49.8 |
| 2. LA Angels | 49.5 |
| 3. Oakland | 49.3 |
| 4. Seattle | 48.1 |
| 5. Texas | 47.8 |
| National League | |
| East | |
| 1. Miami | 49.4 |
| 2. Washington | 48.8 |
| 3. Philadelphia | 48.3 |
| 4. NY Mets | 48.0 |
| 5. Atlanta | 47.5 |
| Central | |
| 1. Milwaukee | 49.3 |
| 2. Cincinnati | 49.2 |
| 3. Chicago Cubs | 49.1 |
| 4. St. Louis | 48.8 |
| 5. Pittsburgh | 48.8 |
| West | |
| 1. LA Dodgers | 50.1 |
| 2. Colorado | 49.9 |
| 3. San Diego | 48.9 |
| 4. San Francisco | 47.8 |
| 5. Arizona | 45.8 |
| How to use the ratings: | |
| 1. Add 6 points to the home teams rating. | |
| 2. Pair the two teams that play each other. | |
| 3. The difference between the two ratings indicates the predicted margin of victory. | |
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