Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and CFL Previews and Odds - 07/07/2024

by Big Al Staff

Sunday, Jul 07, 2024
The Sunday sports card features MLB and CFL action.

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 1:35 p.m. ET. St. Louis travels to Washington with Kyle Gibson taking the hill for the Cardinals to face D.J. Herz for the Nationals. The Cardinals are a -125 money-line road favorite with the total set at 9 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Atlanta hosts Philadelphia with the Braves tapping Reynaldo Lopez to pitch against the Phillies’ Michael Mercado. The Braves are a -180 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. New York plays in Pittsburgh with Sean Manaea taking the mound to go against Luis L. Ortiz for the Pirates as a -135 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. 

Three MLB games start at 1:40 p.m. ET. Cleveland plays at home against San Francisco with the Guardians turning to Carlos Carrasco to battle against Hayden Birdsong. The Guardians are a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. Miami is at home against Chicago with Edward Cabrera taking the hill for the Marlins to challenge Jonathan Cannon for the White Sox as a -142 money-line favorite with a total of 8. Detroit is at Cincinnati with the Tigers turning to Tarik Skubal to duel against the Reds’ Graham Ashcroft. The Tigers are a -135 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. 

The Minnesota Twins host the Houston Astros at 2:10 p.m. ET. The Twins send out Simeon Woods Richardson to face the Astros’ Spencer Arrighetti. Minnesota is a -130 money-line favorite with a total of 9. The Chicago Cubs play at home against the Los Angeles Angels at 2:20 p.m. ET. Hayden Wesneski gets the ball for the Cubs to face Jose Soriano for the Angels. Chicago is a -145 money-line favorite at BetMGM with an over/under of 9. The Texas Rangers are at home against the Tampa Bay Rays at 2:35 p.m. ET. The Rangers send out Nathan Eovaldi to pitch against the Rays’ Zack Littell. Texas is a -135 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The Kansas City Royals visit Colorado to play the Rockies at 3:10 p.m. ET. Brady Singer gets the ball for the Royals to go against Ryan Feltner for the Rockies. Kansas City is a -155 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 10. 

The Baltimore Orioles play in Oakland against the A’s at 4:07 p.m. ET. The Orioles send out Grayson Rodriguez to battle against the A’s Mitch Spence. Baltimore is a -192 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. Four more MLB games begin at 4:10 p.m. ET. San Diego hosts Arizona with Dylan Cease getting tapped by the Padres to duel against Ryne Nelson for the Diamondbacks. The Padres are a -162 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. Seattle plays at home against Toronto with the Mariners turning to George Kirby to face the Blue Jays’ Jose Berrios. The Mariners are a -162 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. Los Angeles is home against Milwaukee with Justin Wrobleski making his debut for the Dodgers to go against Dallas Keuchel for the Brewers. The Dodgers are a -162 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. 

Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN features the New York Yankees hosting the Boston Red Sox at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Yankees tap Luis Gil to pitch against the Red Sox’s Kutter Crawford. New York is a -148 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. 

Week 6 in the Canadian Football League concludes with one game. British Columbia travels to Hamilton on the CBS Sports Network at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Lions are on a three-game winning streak after their 24-21 victory against Edmonton as a 6.5-point favorite back on June 27th. The Tiger-Cats have lost their first four games of the season after their 24-22 upset loss at Ottawa as a 1-point road favorite on Sunday. British Columbia is a 4-point road favorite with an over/under of 53.5.

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