The 2021 Major League All-Star Game takes place Tuesday at Coors Field. The game begins at 8 p.m ET and will be televised on FOX. Below, we analyze the 2021 MLB All-Star Game odds and lines, with MLB picks and predictions based on the odds from BetMGM Sportsbook.
If the Home Run Derby is any indication, we should be in line for quite a bit of fireworks Tuesday night. We also will see a rarity as Los Angeles Angels RHP Shohei Ohtani starts on the mound and serves as the designated hitter.
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2021 MLB All-Star Game: What you need to know
- The American League has won each of the past seven midsummer classics while going 19-3-1 across the past 24 years with last season’s game canceled due to COVID-19.
- The All-Star Game was played at Coors Field July 7, 1998, with the American League prevailing 13-8 in front of 51,267 fans.
- The AL has won two of the past three All-Star Games by just one run.
- We have had a total of 49 runs, or just 7.0 total runs per game, in each of the past seven All-Star Games.
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MLB All-Star Game Prop Bets
Total runs scored by American League – Over 5.5 (+115)
The American League lineup is stacked with Ohtani leading off and serving as the designated hitter. Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. bats second, with Boston’s Xander Bogaerts in the third slot and Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees batting cleanup. This offense has the potential to make some serious noise, especially in the rarefied air of Coors Field.
1st 5 innings total – Under 6.5 Runs (-140)
We have Washington Nationals SP Max Scherzer making his fourth All-Star start,and Ohtani on the other side. The pitching is usually well ahead of the batters in All-Star Games – especially early on. We still should see plenty of offense as we go along and get into the bullpen, but it won’t be a slugfest in the first few frames.
Will there be a run in the first inning – Yes (-135)
As mentioned above, Scherzer is a veteran of these things, while Ohtani is making his first ASG start. In addition, he is in a National League park. I think Ohtani, as good as he is, experiences some nerves and yields the first run of this ball game.
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Will both teams score 4 or more runs – Yes (+100)
I am expecting a slow start early on before the offenses start to find their sea legs, or their mile above sea level legs. It won’t turn into your traditional Coors Field Beer League softball score type of game, but both offenses should see four or more runs on offense.
1st 5 innings line – American League +0.5 (-135)
I expect the National League to score the first run of this game, but after that for the American League to flex its muscle and win for the eighth consecutive time in the All-Star Game. Once we get into the middle frames, that’s when the AL will start pouring it on.
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