Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB, CFL, and Copa America 2024 Previews and Odds - 06/27/2024

by Big Al Staff

Thursday, Jun 27, 2024
The Thursday sports card features MLB, CFL, and Copa America 2024 action.

Major League Baseball has nine games on its schedule. The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Minnesota Twins at 3:40 p.m. ET. Jordan Montgomery takes the ball for the Diamondbacks to pitch against David Festa for the Twins. Arizona is a -115 money-line favorite at BetMGM with the total set at 9.5. The Chicago Cubs travel to San Francisco to play the Giants at 3:45 p.m. ET. Shota Imanaga takes the ball for the Cubs to face Jordan Hicks for the Giants. Chicago is a -112 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5 (all other odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The Atlanta Braves play in Chicago against the White Sox at 4:10 p.m. ET. The Braves turn to Chris Sale to go against a White Sox starting pitcher yet to be named after they decided to bump Drew Thorpe back to Friday. Atlanta is a -310 money-line road favorite with a total of 7.5. 

The Philadelphia Phillies play at home against the Miami Marlins at 6:20 p.m. ET. Zack Wheeler takes the mound for the Phillies to battle against Trevor Rogers for the Marlins. Philadelphia is a -290 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Baltimore Orioles are at home against the Texas Rangers at 6:35 p.m. ET. The Orioles tap Corbin Burnes to face the Rangers’ Jon Gray. Baltimore is a -200 money-line favorite at BetMGM with a total of 8. 

The New York Yankees are in Toronto to play the Blue Jays at 7:07 p.m. ET. The Yankees send out Carlos Rodon to duel against the Blue Jays’ Jose Berrios. New York is a -135 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The St. Louis Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds at 7:45 p.m. ET as a -135 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. Miles Mikolas takes the mound for the Cardinals to pitch against Andrew Abbott for the Reds. St. Louis is a -135 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Cleveland Guardians visit Kansas City to play the Royals on FS1 at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Guardians turn to Ben Lively to take the hill against the Royals’ Michael Wacha. Cleveland is a -115 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. The Detroit Tigers play in Los Angeles to play the Angels at 9:38 p.m. ET. Jack Flaherty gets the ball for the Tigers to go against Davis Daniel for the Angels. Detroit is a -165 money-line road favorite at BetMGM with an over/under of 8.5.

Week 4 in the Canadian Football League begins with one game. The British Columbia Lions play at home against the Edmonton Eskimos at 10:00 p.m. ET. The Lions have won two games in a row after their 26-24 upset victory as a 2.5-point underdog at Winnipeg last Friday. The Eskimos have lost their first three games in the season after their 39-36 loss at Toronto as a 6-point underdog on Saturday. British Columbia is a 7.5-point favorite with a total of 54.

The Copa America 2024 continues with two matches on Fox. The US Men’s National Team battles Panama at 6:00 p.m. ET as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5 (all soccer odds from BetMGM). Uruguay plays Bolivia at 9:00 p.m. ET as a -2 goal-line favorite with a total of 3.5.

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