Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 07/24/2024

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Jul 24, 2024
The Wednesday sports card features MLB action. Major League Baseball has 16 games on its schedule. 

The Atlanta Braves host the Cincinnati Reds in the opening game of their doubleheader at 12:20 p.m. ET. Allan Winans takes the mound for the Braves to pitch against Frankie Montas for the Reds. Atlanta is a -125 money-line favorite with the total set at 8.5 (all odds from DraftKings). The Pittsburgh Pirates host the St. Louis Cardinals at 12:35 p.m. ET. The Pirates tap Martin Perez to face the Cardinals’ Matthew Liberatore. Pittsburgh is a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Philadelphia Phillies travel to Minnesota to play the Twins at 1:10 p.m. ET. Aaron Nola gets the ball for the Phillies to go against Steven Okert for the Twins. Philadelphia is a -148 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. 

The Chicago Cubs are at home against the Milwaukee Brewers at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Cubs send out Justin Steele to battle against a Brewers starting pitcher yet to be named. The Boston Red Sox play in Colorado against the Rockies at 3:10 p.m. ET. Nick Pivetta takes the hill for the Red Sox to duel against Cal Quantrill for the Rockies. Boston is a -162 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 10.5. The Houston Astros are in Oakland to play the A’s at 3:37 p.m. ET. The Astros send out Hunter Brown to face the A’s J.P. Sears. Houston is a -166 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. The Seattle Mariners are at home against the Los Angeles Angels at 3:40 p.m. ET. Luis Castillo takes the mound for the Mariners to pitch against Griffin Canning for the Angels. Seattle is a -192 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7. 

Atlanta hosts Cincinnati in the second game of their doubleheader at 6:05 p.m. ET. The Braves turn to Chris Sale to battle the Reds’ Nick Martinez. Atlanta is a -185 money-line favorite with a total of 8. Two more MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. Cleveland plays at home against Detroit with Tanner Bibee getting the ball for the Guardians to battle Jack Flaherty for the Tigers. The Guardians are a -155 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7. Baltimore visits Miami with the Orioles sending out Chance McDermott to challenge the Marlins’ Edward Cabrera. The Orioles are a -142 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. The San Diego Padres play in Washington against the Nationals at 6:45 p.m. ET. Matt Waldron gets the start for the Padres to duel against Matthew Parker for the Nationals. San Diego is a -125 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. 

The New York Yankees are at home against the New York Mets on ESPN at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Yankees tap Gerrit Cole to pitch against the Mets’ Sean Manaea. New York is a -170 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Tampa Bay Rays are in Toronto to play the Blue Jays at 7:07 p.m. ET. Zach Eflin gets the ball for the Rays to challenge Yariel Rodriguez for the Blue Jays. Tampa Bay is a -115 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.

The Texas Rangers host the Chicago White Sox at 8:05 p.m. ET. The Rangers send out Nathan Eovaldi to go against the White Sox’s Chris Flexen. Texas is a -258 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The Kansas City Royals play at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks at 8:10 p.m. ET. Michael Wacha gets the start for the Royals to face Ryne Nelson for the Diamondbacks. Kansas City is a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers are at home against the San Francisco Giants at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Dodgers turn to Tyler Glasnow to pitch against the Giants’ Robbie Ray making his season debut coming off the injured list. Los Angeles is a -205 money-line favorite with a total of 8.

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