Tour and Baseball Sports Betting

Almost half way through the Tour de France, ahead of the 9th stage which will be held today (out of 21 stages in total), all major sportsbooks offer bets on stage winners and Tour winners:

On William Hill Sports, Alberto Contador 1/3 is the only cyclist ahead of Lance Armstrong 7/2.

PaddyPower offer Tour de France betting on the number of stages Mark Cavendish will win over the 3 weeks, with 2, 3, 4, 5 or more.

But we are jumping ahead of ourselves, as Tuesday will feature yet another major summer sports event - the 80th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Tuesday night.

The St Louis Cardinals home field, Busch Stadium, will host the top players of the first half of the season from the Major League and American League. President Obama will also be in attendance, and will throw the first pitch to Albert Pujols, playing at his home park after leading the ballot with over 5 million votes.

Pujols will compete in the Home Run Derby on behalf of the National League. The NL is desperate to win the Derby as well as the All Star Game itself, having not won since 1995. In all, 8 sluggers competing for the Home Run Crown give online bettors plenty of gambling opportunities.