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 8, 2016 | |
| American League | |
| East | |
| 1. Tampa Bay | 50.0 |
| 2. Boston | 49.4 |
| 3. Toronto | 49.2 |
| 4. NY Yankees | 48.9 |
| 5. Baltimore | 48.6 |
| Central | |
| 1. Minnesota | 50.6 |
| 2. Detroit | 49.9 |
| 3. Cleveland | 49.2 |
| 4. Kansas City | 48.6 |
| 5. Chicago WSox | 47.1 |
| West | |
| 1. Houston | 49.3 |
| 2. Seattle | 49.1 |
| 3. Oakland | 48.6 |
| 4. LA Angels | 48.6 |
| 5. Texas | 47.6 |
| National League | |
| East | |
| 1. NY Mets | 49.7 |
| 2. Miami | 49.6 |
| 3. Atlanta | 49.2 |
| 4. Philadelphia | 49.1 |
| 5. Washington | 48.9 |
| Central | |
| 1. Chicago Cubs | 50.6 |
| 2. Cincinnati | 49.3 |
| 3. Milwaukee | 48.7 |
| 4. Pittsburgh | 48.6 |
| 5. St. Louis | 47.2 |
| West | |
| 1. Colorado | 50.1 |
| 2. San Diego | 49.0 |
| 3. LA Dodgers | 48.7 |
| 4. San Francisco | 48.2 |
| 5. Arizona | 45.0 |
| 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. | |
| Copyright 2016 by Noland Parry | |
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