Plenty of Derek Jeter Odds as Yankees Host Rays

The New York Yankees are sitting content in the American League East, atop not only their division but the entire league heading into the final series of the season's first half. There's a reason they're always a popular choice when it comes to MLB betting.

With a four-game set scheduled in Tampa Bay for the weekend leading up to the All-Star Game, all eyes will be on the Bronx Bombers as they look fortify their case as the league's dominant team - not far behind are the division rival Boston Red Sox.

But despite all the potential playoff drama in the series, it's one player in particular garnering the brunt of the attention these days: shortstop Derek Jeter in his quest for 3,000 hits.

There's still time to enter in the Draw for Jeter's Jackpot.

He's been subpar in 64 games with the club throughout the 2011 season thus far, but that hasn't stopped him from coming within striking distance of the legendary milestone. Already the glorified franchise's hits leader, Jeter can become one of just 28 players to reach the lofty plateau.

Will he break the mark in the series against the Rays? Tampa Bay isn't exactly what one would consider an easy opponent - let alone four times in a row.

Though they've had ups and downs over the course of the past few years, there's no denying that the Yankees - the 2009 champions - will always factor into the discussion of who will win the title. Through the first few months of the 2011 campaign it seems they've made an excellent case for being there. According to Bodog's online sportsbook, they have 6/1 odds of winning the World Series this fall.

Will the pressure of the looming milestone throw the Yankees off track in their series against the Rays?

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Bodog Has Posted Lots of Derek Jeter Odds as Yankees Host Rays