Major League Baseball's best converge on Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday for 2024 MLB All-Star Game. Despite wild runs in the all-time series, including a recent nine-game winning streak by the American League which was snapped in 2023, the series is relatively even with the AL holding a slight 47-44-2 edge. A number of former MVPs make up the rosters again this season, including Bryce Harper (2015 and 2021) of Philadelphia, Christian Yelich (2018) of Milwaukee, and Shohei Ohtani (2021) and Freddie Freeman (2020) of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL, and Aaron Judge (2022) of the New York Yankees for the AL. Rookie sensation and right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes (6-0, 1.90 ERA) of the Pittsburgh Pirates will make the start for the NL, while the AL will send Baltimore's Corbin Burnes (9-4, 2.43 ERA) to the mound.
The MLB All-Star Game 2024 is the 94th edition, and it will begin at 8 p.m. ET. The AL is listed as the slight -115 favorite (risk $115 to win $100) on the money line in the latest 2024 MLB All-Star Game odds, with the NL at -105. The over/under for total runs is 7.5. Before making any 2024 MLB All-Star Game picks, see what SportsLine's Zack Cimini has to say.
Cimini is a Las Vegas handicapper who appears regularly on CBS HQ and SportsLine's Early Edge show. Entering the 2024 MLB season, Cimini was 690-604 all-time on, returning $3,327 to $100 bettors. He's continued that success this season, entering the All-Star break on a 59-31 roll on MLB side picks, returning $2,647. Anybody following him has seen huge returns.
Now, he has studied the latest 2024 MLB All-Star Game odds and locked in his picks. Head to SportsLine now to see them. Here are the latest AL vs. NL lines and trends:
- AL vs. NL money line: American League -115, National League -105
- AL vs. NL run line: American League -1.5 (+175)
- AL vs. NL over/under: 7.5 runs
- AL: Have won nine of past 10 All-Star games
- NL: Have averaged four runs per game in the 93 previous All-Star games
- AL vs. NL picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why you should back the American League
Marcus Semien of the hometown Texas Rangers will make the start at second base. Although his stats are down from last year's World Series winning season, he is more than capable of providing some pop, especially in front of the home crowd. In 94 games this season, he is batting .242 with 17 doubles, one triple, 13 homers and 51 RBI with 61 runs scored. He has been red hot of late, going 3-for-3 with a walk in Friday's 6-3 loss at Houston. He homered in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Astros, and has a six-game hitting streak.
Third baseman Jose Ramirez of the Cleveland Guardians has been mashing this season. In 92 games this year, he is batting .271 with 20 doubles, one triple, 23 homers, 77 RBI and 70 runs scored. He was 2-for-5 with a double in Saturday's 4-2 win at Tampa Bay, and was 3-for-3 with a double, three walks and two runs scored in a 9-8 10-inning win at Detroit on July 9. He has found Globe Life Field to his liking, going 5-for-11 with two walks and four RBI in three games there this season.See who to back at SportsLine.
Why you should back the National League
San Diego Padres left fielder Jurickson Profar enters the game as the ninth-best hitter in baseball with a .305 batting average. He has hits in seven of the last 10 games, including a pair of two-hit performances at Globe Life Field against the Rangers earlier this month. In a 3-1 win at Texas on July 4, Profar was 2-for-3 with a homer, RBI and two runs scored. He was 4-for-10 in the series. For the year, he has 16 doubles, 14 homers, 59 RBI and 52 runs scored.
Also helping power the NL is Freeman, who won his MVP for the Atlanta Braves. Freeman is 20th in MLB with a .291 batting average. In 97 games this season, he has 25 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs, 61 RBI and 57 runs scored. In Friday's 4-3 win at Detroit, Freeman was 2-for-5 with a homer, one RBI and one run scored.See who to back at SportsLine.
How to make 2024 MLB All-Star Game picks
Cimini has taken a close look at the AL vs. NL matchup from all angles and is going Over on the run total. He's also locked in a strong money-line pick. He's only sharing those picks at SportsLine.
So who wins the 2024 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday, and where does all the betting value lie? Visit SportsLine now to see the best bets for Tuesday's AL vs. NL matchup, all from the MLB expert who is on a 59-31 roll on MLB sides picks, and find out
