Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and CFL Previews and Odds - 07/12/2024

by Big Al Staff

Friday, Jul 12, 2024
The Friday sports card features MLB and CFL action.

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. Detroit hosts Los Angeles with the Tigers sending out Tarik Skubal to take the mound to pitch against the Dodgers’ James Paxton. The Tigers are a -135 money-line favorite at BetMGM with the total set at 8. Philadelphia plays at home against Oakland with Ranger Suarez taking the ball for the Phillies to face Hogan Harris for the A’s. The Phillies are a -142 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8 (all other odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The Tampa Bay Rays are at home against the Cleveland Guardians at 6:50 p.m. ET. The Rays tap Taj Bradley to go against the Guardians’ Carlos Carrasco. Tampa Bay is a -135 money-line favorite with a total of 8.

The New York Yankees travel to Baltimore to play the Orioles at 7:05 p.m. ET. Gerrit Cole takes the mound for the Yankees to battle Cade Povich for the Orioles. New York is a -130 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. Three more MLB games start at 7:10 p.m. ET. Cincinnati hosts Miami with the Reds sending out Carson Spiers to take on the Marlins’ Yonny Chirinos. The Reds are a -148 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. New York plays at home against Colorado with Sean Manaea taking the mound for the Mets to challenge Tanner Gordon for the Rockies. The Mets are a -238 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Kansas City plays at Boston with the Royals turning to Cole Ragans to duel against a Red Sox starting pitcher yet to be named. 

Three MLB games begin at 8:10 p.m. ET. Houston is at home against Texas with Hunter Brown getting the ball for the Astros to pitch against Andrew Heaney for the Rangers. The Astros are a -162 money-line favorite with a total of 8. Chicago hosts Pittsburgh with the White Sox tapping Garrett Crochet to battle against a Pirates starting pitcher yet to be determined. Milwaukee plays at home against Washington with Freddie Peralta pitching for the Brewers and going against Jackson Rutledge for the Nationals. The Brewers are a -225 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The St. Louis Cardinals are at home against the Chicago Cubs at 8:15 p.m. ET. The Cardinals tap Sonny Gray to duel against the Cubs Kyle Hendricks. St. Louis is a -200 money-line favorite at BetMGM with a total of 8.

The Seattle Mariners are on the road against Los Angeles against the Angels at 9:38 p.m. ET. Bryan Woo gets the ball for the Mariners to go against Tyler Anderson for the Angels. Seattle is a -155 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. Two more MLB games start at 9:40 p.m. ET. Arizona hosts Toronto with the Diamondbacks turning to Ryne Nelson to duel against the Blue Jays’ Yariel Rodriguez. The Diamondbacks are a -125 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. Atlanta visits San Diego with Spencer Schwellenbach taking the hill for the Braves to face Randy Vasquez for the Padres. The Braves are a -125 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Minnesota Twins play in San Francisco against the Giants at 10:15 p.m. ET. The Twins tap Joe Ryan to pitch against the Giants’ Kyle Harrison. Minnesota is a -135 money-line road favorite with a total of 7.5.

Week 6 in the Canadian Football League continues with one game. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers play at home against the Calgary Stampeders at 8:30 p.m. ET as a 4.5-point favorite with an over/under of 48.

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