The Texas Rangers had two chances to win their first World Series in franchise history but instead were forced into a Game 7 tonight when they face the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. 2011 World Series predictions in Vegas and at online sportsbooks have listed St. Louis as -140 favorites in MLB betting for Game 7 vs Texas +130 while the over/under total has been posted at 8 UNDER -115 for Friday's game that can be seen live on FOX. The run line also has the Cardinals as -1.5 (+150) favorites while the Rangers are listed as +1.5 (-170) underdogs for the road win at Busch Stadium in Missouri.

The stage is set for tonight’s start to the 2011 Worlds Series between the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals which should prove to be one of the most exiting match-ups in recent years. Game 1 is scheduled to throw out the first pitch at 8:05pm EST from Busch Stadium in Missouri and can be seen live on FOX. Vegas baseball odds currently favor the Cardinals -120 on the money line while the Rangers would return +110 for the road win in Game 1. Besides the standard wagering for tonight’s match-up, Vegas sportsbooks are offering plenty of World Series prop bets including who will win the MVP award, total homeruns and total strikeouts.

The Texas Rangers will be looking to win their first championship in the franchises history when they travel to take on the St. Louis Cardinals who will be looking to win their eleventh title. 2011 World Series odds in Vegas and at online sportsbooks have listed St. Louis as -125 favorites in MLB predictions for Game 1 vs Texas +105 while the over/under total has been posted at 7.5 OVER -120 for Wednesday' game that can be seen live on FOX. The run line also has St. Louis as -1.5 (+165) favorites in baseball odds while the Rangers are listed as +1.5 (-200) underdogs for the road win at Busch Stadium.

While most of the east coast is bracing or recovering from Hurricane Irene, Sunday night baseball on ESPN will feature Angels vs Rangers odds at 8:05pm EST. The Los Angeles Angels (72-60) vs the Texas Rangers (75-59) will begin play at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas while the Saints will be on the road to take on the Raiders for Sunday night football on NBC. The Angels will look to win their second straight game on Sunday night as they finish a three game set in Texas. The scheduled starting pitchers in baseball betting picks for Angles vs Rangers odds have righthander Jered Weaver for Los Angeles and righthander Colby Lewis for Texas.

Monday night baseball will feature Braves vs Cubs odds at 8:05pm EST which can be seen live on FSSO or CSN. The Atlanta Braves (76-52) vs the Chicago Cubs (56-71) will begin play at Wrigley Field in Illinois while the Bears will be on the road to take on the Giants for Monday night football. Both teams will be looking to extend their winning streaks on Monday night as they play the first of a four game set. The scheduled starting pitchers in MLB predictions for Braves vs Cubs odds have righthander Jair Jurrjens for Atlanta and righthander Ryan Dempster for Chicago.

Saturday afternoon baseball on FOX will feature the Cardinals vs Cubs, the Reds vs Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers (74-52) vs the New York Mets (60-64) at 4:10pm EST. The Brewers will look to extend their winning streak on Saturday having won the first of a three game set vs the Mets. The scheduled starting pitchers in MLB betting picks for Brewers vs Mets odds on FOX have lefthander Randy Wolf for Milwaukee and lefthander Chris Capuano for New York. Wolf will take the mound with a 10-8 record on the season and a 3.31-ERA while Capuano has gone 9-11 on the year with a 4.54-ERA.

ESPN Sunday night baseball will feature two teams heading in separate directions when the Colorado Rockies (56-65) play the final of a three game set vs the St. Louis Cardinals (64-56) at 8:00pm EST. The Rockies will look to extend their winning streak on Sunday night having won only two games for their current 6-game road trip. The scheduled starting pitchers in MLB predictions for Rockies vs Cardinals odds on ESPN have righthander Esmil Rogers for Colorado and righthander Edwin Jackson for the Cardinals. Rogers will take the mound with an 5-1 record on the season and a 4.91-ERA while Jackson has gone 8-8 on the year with a solid 4.07-ERA.

Sunday night baseball on ESPN will feature a classic American League East battle when the New York Yankees (69-43) play the final of a three game set vs the Boston Red Sox (69-43) at 8:00pm EST. The Yankees will look to rebound tonight from Saturday's road loss to the Red Sox as they complete a 7-game road trip. The scheduled starting pitchers in MLB betting for NY Yankees vs Red Sox odds on ESPN have righthander Freddy Garcia for New York and righthander Josh Beckett for the Red Sox. Garcia will take the mound with an 10-7 record on the season and a 3.17-ERA while Beckett has gone 9-4 on the year with a blistering 2.20-ERA.

Tonight's Monday night baseball game on ESPN will feature two bolstered starting line-ups when the Cleveland Indians (53-52) face the Boston Red Sox (66-40) at 8:05pm EST. The Indians will look to rebound from Sunday's loss to the Royals as they start the first of a four game set vs the Red Sox tonight on ESPN. The scheduled starting pitchers in MLB predictions for the Indians vs Red Sox game have righthander Josh Tomlin for Cleveland and righthander John Lackey for the Red Sox. Tomlin will take the mound with an 11-5 record on the season and a 4.01-ERA while Lackey has gone 9-8 on the year with a dismal 6.19-ERA.

It's a tale of two teams heading in different directions when the Chicago Cubs (42-65) face the St. Louis Cardinals (57-50) on ESPN Sunday night baseball at 8:05pm EST. Sunday night will feature the final of a three game road set as the Cubs not to lose their sixth straight game when they and their third in a row vs the Cardinals on ESPN. The scheduled starting pitchers in MLB odds for the Cubs vs Cardinals game have righthander Ryan Dempster for Chicago and righthander Jake Westbrook for the Cardinals. Dempster will take the mound with a 7-8 record on the season and a 4.98-ERA while Westbrook has gone 9-4 on the year with a 4.86-ERA.