Big Al's Daily Angle: NHL and MLB Previews and Odds - 05/31/2024

by Big Al Staff

Friday, May 31, 2024
The Friday sports card features NHL and MLB action.

The National Hockey League playoffs continue with Game 5 of the Western Conference finals. The Dallas Stas host the Edmonton Oilers on TNT and truTV at 8:40 p.m. ET. The Oilers evened this series at 2-2 with their -2 victory at home on Thursday. They have won four of their last six games. The Stars had won two games in a row in this series before the loss in Game 4. Dallas is a -130 money-line favorite, with the total set at 6 (all odds from DatKings unless indicated otherwise). 

The Friday card in Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The Chicago Cubs play at home against the Cincinnati Reds at 2:20 p.m. ET. Javier Assad takes the ball for the Cubs to pitch against Graham Ashcraft. Chicago is a -148 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.

The Philadelphia Phillies are at home against the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Phillies tap Aaron Nola to pitch against Miles Mikolas for the Cardinals. Philadelphia is a -180 money-line favorite with a total of 8.

The Baltimore Orioles host the Tampa Bay Rays at 7:0 p.m. ET. Ranger Suarez goes to the mound to face the Rays' Aaron Ciale. Baltimore is a -142 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.

The Toronto Blue Jays play at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:07 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays send out Jose Berrios to go against a Pirates starting pitcher yet to be named. Toronto is a -165 money-line favorite at NtMGM with a total of 8.

Four MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Boston Red Sox are at home against the Detroit Tigers on Apple TV+. Tanner Houck goes to the mound to battle against Kenta Maeda of the Tigers. Boston is a -162 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Cleveland Guardians host the Washington Nationals. The Guardians tap Tanner Bibee to duel against the Nationals' Patrick Corbin. Cleveland is a -218 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The New York Mets play at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Luis Severino gets the start for the Mets to duel against Jordan Montgomery for the Diamondbacks. New York is a -118 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7. The Texas Rangers travel to Miami to play the Marlins. The Rangers turn to Jose Urena to go against the Marlins' Sixto Sanchez. Texas is a -122 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. 

The Atlanta Braves are at home against the Oakland A's at 7:20 p.m. ET. Reynaldo Lopez goes to the hill for the Braves to face J.P. Sears for the A's. Three more MLB games begin at 8:10 p.m. ET. The San Diego Padres play in Kansas City against the Royals. The Padres send out Dylan Cease to battle the Royals' Michael Wacha. San Diego is a -130 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The Houston Astros host the Minnesota Twins. Ronel Blanco gets the ball for the Astros to face Pablo Lopez for the Brewers. The Milwaukee Brewers play at home against the Chicago White Sox. The Brewers turn to Tobias Myers to battle against the White Sox's Erick Fedde. Milwaukee is a -162 money-line favorite with a total of 8. 

Two MLB games start at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Los Angeles Dodgers are at home against the Colorado Rockies. Walker Buehler gets the start for the Dodgers to go against Dakota Hudson for the Rockies. Los Angeles is a -298 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Seattle Mariners host the Los Angeles Angels on Apple TV+. The Mariners turn to Bryan Woo to face an Angels' starting pitcher yet to be named. The New York Yankees are in San Francisco to play the Giants at 10:15  p.m. ET. Jordan Hicks pitches for the Giants against a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Yankees.

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