MLB All Star Game Odds, Betting Trends: Everything You Need To Know

Patrick Everson Sports Betting Expert

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MLB All Star Game odds are front-and-center, which can mean only one thing: It's the slowest week on the American sports betting calendar.

But at least we've got the Midsummer Classic to wager on. The AL is a modest favorite over the NL in odds to win the MLB All-Star Game. First pitch is at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

Here's everything you need to know about 2024 MLB All Star Game odds: action, movement and betting trends. And be sure to use our BetMGM bonus code to get more when you wager.

MLB All-Star Game Odds

Does AL Dominance Resume?

UPDATE 7:45 P.M. ET TUESDAY: Two hours ahead of first pitch, BetMGM is still at AL -120/NL even money in its MLB All-Star Game odds market. That's a slight adjustment from the AL -115/NL +105 opener.

"It looks like we'll be cheering for the AL to win tonight, preferably by one run. But it'll only take one big bet to swing that the other way," BetMGM trader Hal Egeland said. "At the 7.5 total, there was a little bit more money on the Under. We dropped the total a bit to 7 (Over -120), and customers now seem to like the Over. Our preference is going to be the Under, assuming this trend continues."

BetMGM is also rooting for some early offense tonight.

"There's more than 10 times the money and about three times the tickets on No Run First Inning," Egeland said. "As a Mets fan, it's not often that I cheer for the Yankees. But I'd love to see Aaron Judge get an at-bat against Skenes and put one in the outfield seats in the first inning."

UPDATE 6 P.M. ET MONDAY: Since 1988, the American League has owned the National League in this annual ritual. Across 35 games, the AL is 27-7-1. On the plus side for the NL, the senior circuit won a low-scoring 2023 contest, 3-2.

But that was after a 9-0 AL run.

BetMGM opened the AL -115 in its MLB All Star Game odds market and is up slightly to -120, with the NL even money.

"I originally thought we'd take more AL money, based off of that trend. But it's been pretty balanced, with the NL actually taking a little bit more money up to this point," BetMGM trader Hal Egeland said. "It's too early to say who we'll be cheering for. It would only take a couple bets for us to become NL fans."

The total is at 7.5 (Under -115), with action running similar to the moneyline.

"It's still relatively low handle. But we're about as balanced as we can get," Egeland said.

All-Star MVP Odds

UPDATE 6 P.M. ET TUESDAY: In All-Star Game MVP odds, Monday's trend of bettors piling on NL rookie starter Paul Skenes continued throughout today. And that's even though Skenes isn't likely to pitch more than two innings.

"I was right in my assumption Monday. The liability has grown on Skenes. He's our biggest liability, and we've cut him from +3500 to +2000 to win MVP," Egeland said. "Elly De La Cruz has joined Skenes as a player we'd like to avoid. De La Cruz was originally +3000 and is now +1800.

"There are a couple other players that are small losers, but if we can avoid those two, I'll be happy."

UPDATE 6:30 P.M. ET MONDAY: There are plenty of markets on the MLB All Star Game odds board, well beyond the moneyline/runline/total. Alternate totals, inning props, winning margin and a slew of other prop bets are up at BetMGM.

There's even a Yes/No on whether the game will be decided by a tiebreak Home Run Derby. No is a healthy -1100 favorite, and Yes is +600.

And of course, there are MLB All-Star MVP odds. That's the market creating the most early concern.

"The one thing I know for certain is that we'll be cheering against Paul Skenes to win MVP," Egeland said of the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie and NL starter. "He's our biggest liability by a decent margin, and I think that's going to grow quite a bit before he takes the mound."

That said, Skenes is a distant +3500 in the MLB All- Star Game MVP odds market. Sixteen other players are ahead of the wildly popular Skenes, led by +900 chalk Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The New York Yankees' Aaron Judge is the +1000 second choice, followed by the Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper (+1200) and the Baltimore Orioles' Gunnar Henderson (+1300).

"MVP is a very popular market, especially when Skenes is throwing," Egeland said, before noting one other market of concern for BetMGM. "Like most games, we'd love to get a run in the first inning by either team."

Patrick Everson

Patrick Everson is a senior reporter for VegasInsider. Based in Las Vegas since 1994, he's worked in the sports betting journalism/content space for more than a decade. He's most known for his deep roster of contacts behind sportsbook counters, providing readers and viewers with the ins-and-outs of how events are being bet. He's also a thought leader in the sports betting space, often appearing on or moderating panels at national conferences. More from Patrick Everson