The MLB playoff race is heating up and Sportingbet.com is cranking up the intensity even more by offering Live Betting for some key games this week, including two tilts of the Tampa Bay Rays-Chicago White Sox series this weekend.

Sportingbet.com will have its IN:PLAY Betting available when the AL division leaders clash Friday and Saturday at U.S. Cellular Field.

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Live, IN:PLAY Betting enables MLB betting fans to wager on a game while it’s in progress.

On Friday (8:11 pm ET, CSN), the AL East-leading Rays will start righthander Edwin Jackson for the opener of the three-game set. Jackson is 9-8 with a 3.97 ERA this season. The White Sox, who lead the AL Central, will counter with lefty John Danks, who is 10-5 with a 3.11 ERA.

On Saturday (3:55 pm ET, FOX), Tampa Bay will start lefthander Scott Kazmir (9-6, 3.21 ERA) while the White Sox will have righthander Javier Vazquez (10-10, 4.34 ERA) on the mound.

Other games available for Live Betting include the Atlanta Braves visiting the New York Mets on Thursday night.

The Braves will be starting lefthander Mike Hampton, who has a 6.92 ERA and a 2-1 record this season. The Mets will counter with Pedro Martinez, who is 4-3 with a 4.96 ERA.

Baseball betting fans also will be able to bet live on the Florida Marlins-Arizona Diamondbacks game on Saturday, and either the Cleveland Indians-Texas Rangers or the Los Angeles Dodgers-Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.

NCAA Football betting fans should note that Sportingbet.com also will be offering Live Betting for College Football matchups throughout the 2008-09 season, starting with openers on Aug. 28.