Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and CFL Previews and Odds - 07/20/2024

by Big Al Staff

Saturday, Jul 20, 2024
The Saturday sports card features MLB and CFL action.

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The New York Yankees host the Tampa Bay Rays at 1:05 p.m. ET. Nestor Cortes, Jr. takes the ball for the Yankees to pitch against Taj Bradley for the Rays. New York is a -155 money-line favorite with the total set at 8 (all odds from DraftKings). The Toronto Blue Jays play at home against the Detroit Tigers at 3:07 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays tap Yusei Kikuchi to face the Tigers’ Reese Olson. Toronto is a -135 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Oakland A’s are at home against the Los Angeles Angels at 4:07 p.m. ET. Mitch Spence gets the start for the A’s to go against Jack Kochanowicz for the Angels. Oakland is a -135 money-line favorite with a total of 9. The New York Mets travel to Miami to play the Marlins at 4:10 p.m. ET. The Mets tap Luis Severino to battle the Marlins’ Roddery Munoz. New York is a -175 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Philadelphia Phillies play in Pittsburgh against the Pirates at 6:40 p.m. ET. Christopher Sanchez takes the mound for the Phillies to challenge Luis L. Ortiz for the Pirates. Philadelphia is a -102 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. The Washington Nationals host the Cincinnati Reds at 6:45 p.m. ET. The Nationals turn to MacKenzie Gore to pitch against the Reds’ Nick Lodolo. Washington is a -112 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Baltimore Orioles are in Texas to play the Rangers at 7:05 p.m. ET. Grayson Rodriguez gets sent out to the mound by the Orioles to face Max Scherzer for the Rangers. Baltimore is a -115 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. 

Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Kansas City plays at home against Chicago with the Royals sending out Brady Singer to duel against the White Sox’s Jonathan Cannon. The Royals are a -218 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. Minnesota is at home against Milwaukee with Pablo Lopez grabbing the ball for the Twins to pitch against Freddy Peralta for the Brewers. The Twins are a -125 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. San Diego visits Cleveland with the Padres tapping Dylan Cease to face the Guardians’ Gavin Williams. The Padres are a -112 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. 

Baseball Night in America on Fox at 7:15 p.m. ET has two games for its regional coverage. Los Angeles hosts Boston with Justin Wrobleski taking the hill for the Dodgers to duel against Bryan Bello for the Red Sox. The Dodgers are a -142 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. Arizona plays in Chicago with the Diamondbacks sending out Zac Gallen to battle against the Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks. The Diamondbacks are a -135 money-line road favorite. The Atlanta Braves play at home against the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:20 p.m. ET. Bryce Elder gets the ball for the Braves to face Sonny Gray for the Cardinals. Atlanta is a -120 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The San Francisco Giants are in Colorado to play the Rockies at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Rockies tap Kyle Freeland to go against a Giants starting pitcher yet to be named. The Seattle Mariners are at home against the Houston Astros at 9:40 p.m. ET. George Kirby takes the hill for the Mariners to face Framber Valdez for the Astros. Seattle is a -118 money-line favorite with a total of 7.

Week 7 in the Canadian Football League continues with one game. The Toronto Argonauts visit Hamilton to play the Tiger-Cats on the CBS Sports Network at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Argonauts are a 2.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 53.

All photographic images used for editorial content have been licensed from the Associated Press.

© 2024 Al McMordie's BigAl.com. All Rights Reserved.