Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 06/05/2024

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Jun 05, 2024
The Wednesday sports card features MLB action. 15 games are on its schedule.

The Boston Red Sox host the Atlanta Braves at 1:35 p.m. ET. Nick Pivetta gets the start for the Red Sox to pitch against Spencer Schwellenbach for the Braves. Boston is a -112 money-line favorite, with the total set at 9 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The Houston Astros play at home against the St. Louis Cardinals at 2:10 p.m. ET. The Astros tap Ronel Blanco to face the Cardinals’ Miles Mikolas. Houston is a -170 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Cincinnati Reds travel to Colorado to play the Rockies at 3:10 p.m. ET. Graham Ashcraft takes the ball for the Reds to battle against Dakota Hudson for the Rockies. Cincinnati is a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 11.5. The Arizona Diamondbacks are at home against the San Francisco Giants at 3:40 p.m. ET. The Diamondbacks send out Jordan Montgomery to go against the Giants’ Jordan Hicks. Arizona is a -125 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5.

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 4:05 p.m. ET. Philadelphia hosts Milwaukee, with Aaron Nola getting the ball for the Phillies to face Aaron Ashby for the Brewers. New York plays in Washington with the Mets turning to Luis Severino to duel against the Nationals’ Patrick Corbin. The Mets are a -142 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.5. 

Three MLB games start at 6:40 p.m. ET. Pittsburgh hosts Los Angeles, with Paul Skenes pitching for the Pirates to go against James Paxton for the Dodgers. The Pirates are a -120 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. Tampa Bay is at Pittsburgh, with neither the Rays nor the Pirates having yet named their starting pitcher. The Rays are a -125 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. Cleveland plays at home against Kansas City, with Nick Sandlin getting the start for the Guardians to pitch against Brady Singer for the Royals. The Guardians are a -125 money-line favorite at BetMGM with an over/under of 8.5. 

The New York Yankees are home against the Minnesota Twins at 7:05 p.m. ET. Carlos Rodon gets the ball for the Yankees to battle against Chris Paddack for the Twins. New York is a -185 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Toronto Blue Jays host the Baltimore Orioles at 7:07 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays tap Jose Berrios to face the Orioles’ Albert Suarez. Toronto is a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. 

Two MLB games begin at 8:05 p.m. ET. Texas plays home against Detroit, with Jose Urena taking the hill for the Rangers to go against Kenta Maeda for the Tigers. The Rangers are a -130 money-line favorite with a total of 9. The Crosstown Chicago series has the Cubs at home turning to Jameson Taillon to pitch against the White Sox’s Erick Fedde. The Cubs are a -185 money-line favorite.

The San Diego Padres visit Los Angeles to play the Angels on FS1 at 9:38 p.m. ET. Dylan Cease gets the nod for the Padres to duel against Jose Soriano for the Angels. San Diego is a -148 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The Seattle Mariners play in Oakland against the A’s at 9:40 p.m. ET. The Mariners send Logan Gilbert to the mound to take on the A’s Joey Estes. Seattle is a -155 money-line road favorite with a total.

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