Big Al's Daily Angle: NBA, MLB and UEFA Euro 2024 Previews and Odds - 06/17/2024

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Jun 17, 2024
The Monday sports card features NBA, MLB, and UEFA Euro 2024 action.

The National Basketball Association continues the playoff season with Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics host the Dallas Mavericks on ABC at 8:40 p.m. ET. The Mavericks kept this series alive with their 122-84 upset victory as a 1-point underdog on Friday. The Celtics hold a 3-1 lead in the series. Boston is a 6.5-point favorite, with the total set at 209.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise).

The Monday card in Major League Baseball has nine games on its schedule. Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Pittsburgh Pirates play at home against the Cincinnati Reds. Paul Skenes takes the ball for the Pirates to pitch against Carson Spiers for the Reds. Pittsburgh is a -192 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Philadelphia Phillies are at home against the San Diego Padres. The Phillies tap Cristopher Sanchez to face the Padres’ Randy Vasquez. Philadelphia is a -185 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. The St. Louis Cardinals travel to Miami to play the Marlins. Sonny Gray takes the mound for the Cardinals to battle against Braxton Garrett for the Marlins. St. Louis is a -162 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. 

The Toronto Blue Jays host the Boston Red Sox at 7:07 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays send out Yusei Kikuchi to battle against Nick Pivetta for the Red Sox. Toronto is a -125 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The Atlanta Braves play at home against the Detroit Tigers at 7:20 p.m. ET. Max Fried gets the ball for the Braves to go against Reese Olson for the Tigers. Atlanta is a -205 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. 

Two MLB games start at 8:05 p.m. ET. The Chicago Cubs are at home against the San Francisco Giants. The Cubs turn to Javier Assad to duel against the Giants’ Jordan Hicks. Chicago is a -120 money-line favorite at BetMGM with a total of 9.5. The Texas Rangers host the New York Mets. Jon Gray takes the hill for the Rangers to face David Peterson for the Mets. Texas is a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers play at Colorado against the Rockies at 8:40 p.m. ET. The Dodgers send out James Paxton to go against the Rockies’ Cal Quantrill. Los Angeles is a -175 money-line road favorite with a total of 11.5. The Milwaukee Brewers are in Los Angeles against the Angels at 9:38 p.m. ET. Carlos Rodriguez gets the ball for the Brewers to pitch against Jose Soriano for the Angels. Both teams are priced as a -110 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The UEFA Euro 2024 continues with three matches. Ukraine plays against Romania on Fubo at 9 a.m. ET as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5 (all soccer odds from BetMGM). Belgium faces Slovakia on FS1 at noon ET as a -1 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. France battles Austria on Fox at 3:00 p.m. ET as a -1 goal-line road favorite with a total of 2.5. 

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