Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA and MLB Previews and Odds - 06/12/2024

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Jun 12, 2024
The Wednesday sports card features NBA and MLB action.

The National Basketball Association continues the playoff season with Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The Dallas Mavericks host the Boston Celtics on ABC at 8:35 p.m. ET. The Celtics took a 2-0 series lead on Sunday with their 105-98 victory at home as a 7-point favorite. The Mavericks are a -2.5 point favorite, with the total set at 213 (all odds from DraftKings).

The Wednesday card in Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The Minnesota Twins play at home against the Colorado Rockies at 1:10 p.m. ET. Pablo Lopez gets the ball for the Twins to face Austin Gomber for the Rockies. Minnesota is a -238 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Toronto Blue Jays travel to Milwaukee to play the Brewers at 2:10 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays tap Chris Bassitt to pitch against the Brewers’ Tobias Myers. Toronto is a -112 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. The San Francisco Giants are at home against the Houston Astros at 3:45 p.m. ET. Logan Webb gets the ball for the Giants to battle against Framber Valdez for the Astros. San Francisco is a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The San Diego Padres host the Oakland A’s at 4:10 p.m. ET. The Padres turn to Michael King to battle against the A’s Hogan Harris. San Diego is a -192 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5.

The Baltimore Orioles play at home against the Atlanta Braves at 6:35 p.m. ET. Cade Povich takes the mound for the Orioles to go against Spencer Schwellenbach for the Braves. Baltimore is a -125 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.   The Detroit Tigers are at home against the Washington Nationals at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Tigers turn to Reese Olson to duel against Jake Irvin for the Nationals. Detroit is a -135 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The Tampa Bay Rays host the Chicago Cubs at 6:50 p.m. ET. Aaron Civale gets the ball for the Rays to face Javier Assad for the Cubs. Tampa Bay is a -120 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. 

Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:10 p.m. ET. Philadelphia plays at Boston with the Phillies’ tapping Cristopher Sanchez to go against the Red Sox’s Nick Pivetta. The Phillies are a -122 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. New York plays at home against Miami with David Peterson battling for the Mets against Braxton Garrett for the Marlins. The Mets are a -148 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Cincinnati is at home against Cleveland with the Reds turning to Nick Lodolo to duel against Tanner Bibee for the Guardians. The Reds are a -120 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5.

The St. Louis Cardinals host the Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:45 p.m. ET. Sonny Gray gets the ball for the Cardinals to battle against Bailey Falter for the Pirates. St. Louis is a -175 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The New York Yankees are at Kansas City to play the Royals at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Yankees turn to Cody Poteet to go against the Royals Dan Altavilla. Two more MLB games begin at 9:40 p.m. ET. Seattle plays at home against Chicago, with the Mariners tapping Bryce Miller to pitch against the White Sox’s Jonathan Cannon. The Mariners are a -245 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. Arizona is at home against Los Angeles, with Slade Cecconi taking the mound for the Diamondbacks against Jose Soriano for the Angels. The Diamondbacks are a -148 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Texas Rangers at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Dodgers tap Walker Buehler to face a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Rangers.

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