Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB, CFL, UEFA Euro 2024 and Copa American 2024 Previews and Odds - 06/20/2024

by Big Al Staff

Thursday, Jun 20, 2024
The Thursday sports card features MLB, CFL, UEFA Euro 2024, and Copa America 2024 action.

The Thursday card in Major League Baseball has nine games on its schedule. The Washington Nationals host the Arizona Diamondbacks at 1:05 p.m. ET. MacKenzie Gore takes the mound for the Nationals to pitch against Ryne Nelson for the Diamondbacks. Washington is a -148 money-line favorite, with the total set at 9 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Two more MLB games throw out the first pitch at 1:10 p.m. ET. Seattle travels to Cleveland with the Mariners tapping Luis Castillo to face the Guardians’ Logan Allen. The Mariners are a -115 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. Minnesota plays at home against Tampa Bay, with Simeon Woods Richardson getting the ball for the Twins to battle against Zack Littell for the Rays. The Twins are a -130 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The Houston Astros play in Chicago against the White Sox at 2:10 p.m. ET. The Astros turn to Spencer Arrighetti to take the mound to duel against the White Sox’s Chris Flexen. Houston is a -166 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in Colorado to play the Rockies at 3:10 p.m. ET. Garrett Stone grabs the ball for the Dodgers to go against Ty Blach for the Rockies. Los Angeles is a -218 money-line road favorite with a total of 12. The Kansas City Royals visit the Oakland A’s at 3:37 p.m. ET. The Royals send out Seth Lugo to duel against the A’s Mitch Spence. Kansas City is a -155 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The New York Yankees are at home against the Baltimore Orioles at 4:05 p.m. ET. Luis Gil takes the ball for the Yankees to face Cole Irvin for the Orioles. New York is a -148 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. 

The St. Louis Cardinals play against the San Francisco Giants for Willie Mays Day at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama at 7:15 p.m. ET. The Cardinals turn to Andre Pallante to face the Giants’ Keaton Winn. St. Louis is a -122 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Milwaukee Brewers play in San Diego against the Padres at 9:40 p.m. ET. Bryse Wilson takes the ball for the Brewers to go against Adam Mazur for the Padres. Milwaukee is a -115 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5.

Week 3 in the Canadian Football League begins with one game. The Montreal Alouettes host the Ottawa Redblacks at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Alouettes have opened the season with two straight victories after their 23-20 victory at Edmonton as a 4.5-point favorite last Friday. The Redblacks opened their season last Thursday with a 23-19 upset win against Winnipeg as a 7-point underdog. Montreal is a 7-point favorite with an over/under of 47.

The UEFA Euro 2024 continues with three matches. Serbia plays Slovenia on FS1 at 9:00 a.m. ET as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5 (all soccer odds from BetMGM). England battles Denmark on FS1 at noon ET as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Spain faces Italy on Fox at 3:00 p.m. ET as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5.

The Copa America 2024 begins with one match. Argentina challenges Canada on FS1 at 8:00 p.m. ET as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. 

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