Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and CFL Previews and Odds - 07/19/2024

by Big Al Staff

Friday, Jul 19, 2024
The Friday sports card features MLB and CFL action.

Major League Baseball returns from the All-Star break with 14 games on its schedule. The Arizona Diamondbacks travel to Chicago to play the Cubs at 2:20 p.m. ET. Ryne Nelson gets the ball for the Diamondbacks to pitch against Justin Steele for the Cubs. Arizona is a -115 money-line road favorite (all odds from DraftKings). The Philadelphia Phillies play in Pittsburgh against the Pirates at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Phillies send out Aaron Nola to face the Pirates’ Martin Perez. Philadelphia is a -142 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The Cincinnati Reds are in Washington to lay the Nationals at 6:45 p.m. ET. Frankie Montas takes the hill for the Reds to battle Patrick Corbin for the Nationals. Cincinnati is a -122 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. 

The New York Yankees host the Tampa Bay Rays at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Yankees tap Gerrit Cole to go against the Rays’ Zach Eflin. New York is a -170 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Toronto Blue Jays play at home against the Detroit Tigers at 7:07 p.m. ET. Chris Bassitt gets the start for the Blue Jays to battle against the Tigers’ Jack Flaherty. Toronto is a -115 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. Two more MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:10 p.m. ET. New York visits Miami with Sean Manaea taking the mound for the Mets to face Edward Cabrera for the Marlins. The Mets are a -130 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Cleveland is at home against San Diego with the Guardians turning to Tanner Bibee to pitch against the Padres’ Matt Waldron. The Guardians are a -135 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The Atlanta Braves host the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:20 p.m. ET. Spencer Schwellenbach gets the ball for the Braves to duel against Sonny Gray for the Cardinals. Atlanta is a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. 

The Baltimore Orioles play in Texas against the Rangers at 8:05 p.m. ET. The Orioles send out Corbin Burnes to go against Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers. Baltimore is a -155 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. The Kansas City Royals play at home against the Chicago White Sox at 8:10 p.m. ET. Michael Wacha takes the mound for the Royals to face Chris Flexen for the White Sox. Kansas City is a -205 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The San Francisco Giants are in Colorado to play the Rockies at 8:40 p.m. ET. The Giants tap Kyle Harrison to battle against the Rockies’ Cal Quantrill. San Francisco is a -166 money-line road favorite with a total of 10. 

The Los Angeles Angels travel to Oakland to play the A’s at 9:40 p.m. ET. Griffin Canning takes the hill for the Angels to face J.P. Sears for the A’s. Los Angeles is a -112 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Two more games conclude the MLB card at 10:10 p.m. ET. Seattle is at home against Houston with the Mariners turning to Luis Castillo to challenge the Astros’ Hunter Brown. The Mariners are a -130 money-line favorite with a total of 7. Los Angeles hosts Boston with Garrett Stone getting the ball to pitch against Nick Pivetta for the Red Sox. The Dodgers are a —142 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Week 7 in the Canadian Football League kicks off with two games. The Ottawa Redblacks play at home against the Edmonton Eskimos at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Redblacks are a 1-point favorite with a total of 53. 

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers play in Saskatchewan against the Roughriders at 9:30 p.m. ET. The Blue Bombers are a 4-point road favorite with an over/under of 48.5.

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