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Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 08/21/2024

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Aug 21, 2024
The Wednesday sports card features MLB action. Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule.

The New York Mets host the Baltimore Orioles at 1:10 p.m. ET. The Mets tap Sean Manaea to pitch against the Orioles’ Cole Irvin. New York is a -135 money-line favorite with the total set at 8.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The Houston Astros play at home against the Boston Red Sox at 2:10 p.m. ET. Justin Verlander gets the ball for the Astros to face Cooper Criswell for the Red Sox. Houston is a -155 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Texas Rangers are at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates at 2:35 p.m. ET. The Rangers send out Andrew Heaney to go against the Pirates Domingo German. Texas is a -165 money-line favorite at BetMGM with a total of 8.5. The San Francisco Giants host the Chicago White Sox at 3:45 p.m. ET. Logan Webb gets the ball for the Giants to challenge Garrett Crochet for the White Sox. San Francisco is a -238 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. Arizona travels to Miami with the Diamondbacks tapping Jordan Montgomery to battle against the Marlins’ Roddery Munoz. The Diamondbacks are a -165 money-line road favorite at BetMGM with a total of 8.5. San Diego plays at home against Minnesota with Matt Waldron getting the ball for the Padres to duel against Simeon Woods Richardson for the Twins. The Padres are a -125 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Washington Nationals are at home against the Colorado Rockies at 6:45 p.m. ET. The Nationals send out Mitchell Parker to duel against the Rockies’ Tanner Gordon. Washington is a -166 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. 

The New York Yankees host the Cleveland Guardians at 7:05 p.m. ET. Nestor Cortes, Jr. takes the ball for the Yankees to face Joey Cantillo for the Guardians. New York is a -165 money-line favorite at BetMGM with an over/under of 8.5. The Toronto Blue Jays play at home against the Cincinnati Reds at 7:07 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays tap Yariel Rodriguez to pitch against the Reds’ Nick Martinez. Toronto is a -112 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Atlanta Braves are at home against the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:20 p.m. ET. Max Fried gets the start for the Braves to go against Aaron Nola for the Phillies. Atlanta is a -122 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Milwaukee Brewers play in St. Louis against the Cardinals on FS1 at 7:45 p.m. ET. The Brewers turn to Tobias Myers to challenge the Cardinals’ Kyle Gibson. Both teams are priced at -110 with a total of 8. 

The Chicago Cubs are in Detroit against the Tigers at 8:05 p.m. ET. Jameson Taillon takes the ball for the Cubs to battle against a starting pitcher yet to be named by the Tigers. The Kansas City Royals host the Los Angeles Angels at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Royals send out Michael Lorenzen to duel against the Angels’ Johnny Cueto. Kansas City is a -175 money-line favorite at BetMGM with an over/under of 9. 

The Tampa Bay Rays are in Oakland to play the A’s at 9:40 p.m. ET. Ryan Pepiot gets the start for the Rays to face Mitch Spence for the A’s. Tampa Bay is a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 7.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at home against the Seattle Mariners at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Dodgers tap Jack Flaherty to pitch against the Mariners’ Logan Gilbert. Los Angeles is a -166 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.