Big Al's Daily Angle: NHL and MLB Previews and Odds - 06/10/2024

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Jun 10, 2024
The Monday sports card features NHL and MLB action.

The National Hockey League playoffs continue with Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals. The Florida Panthers host the Edmonton Oilers on ABC at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Panthers have won four games in a row after taking the first game of this series, 3-0, on Saturday. The Oilers were on a three-game winning streak before taking the loss. Florida is a -135 money-line favorite, with the total set at 5.5 (all odds from DraftKings).

The Monday card in Major League Baseball has seven games on its schedule. The Baltimore Orioles travel to Tampa Bay to play the Rays on FS1 at 6:50 p.m. ET. The Orioles are on a three-game winning streak after their 9-2 victory at Tampa Bay on Sunday. The Rays have lost three games in a row. Corbin Burnes gets the ball for Baltimore to pitch against Ryan Pepiot for Tampa Bay. The Orioles are a -155 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5.

The Minnesota Twins play at home against the Colorado Rockies at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Twins ended a five-game losing streak with an 11-5 victory at Pittsburgh yesterday. The Rockies lost for the seventh time in their last nine games in a 5-1 loss at St. Louis on Sunday. Minnesota taps Chris Paddack to face Colorado’s Dakota Hudson. The Twins are a -218 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5.

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 8:10 p.m. ET. The New York Yankees play in Kansas City against the Royals. The Yankees ended a two-game losing streak with a 6-4 victory at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers last night. The Royals were on a three-game winning streak before their 6-5 loss at home to Seattle in 10 innings on Sunday. Carlos Rodon gets the ball for New York to battle against Seth Lugo for Kansas City. The Yankees are a -130 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Milwaukee Brewers are at home against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Brewers lost for the fourth time in their last six games with a 10-2 loss at Detroit on Sunday. The Blue Jays won for the fourth time in their last five games with a 6-4 victory at Oakland in 10 innings yesterday. Milwaukee sends out Colin Rea to go against Toronto’s Jose Berrios. The Brewers are a -112 money-line favor with a total of 8.5.

Two MLB games start at 9:40 p.m. ET. The San Diego Padres host the Oakland A’s. The Padres lost for the sixth time in their last eight games in a 9-3 loss at home to Arizona yesterday. The A’s lost for the fifth time in their last seven games in their extra-inning loss to the Blue Jays. Dylan Cease takes the hill for San Diego to battle against Joey Estes for Oakland. The Padres are a -218 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7. 

The Seattle Mariners play at home against the Chicago White Sox. The Mariners ended a two-game losing streak with their extra-inning victory against Kansas City yesterday. The White Sox were on a two-game winning streak before their 6-4 loss to Boston on Sunday. Seattle turns to Logan Gilbert to duel against Chicago’s Erick Fedde. The Mariners are a -230 money-line favorite with a total of 7.

The Houston Astros are in San Francisco to play the Giants at 9:45 p.m. ET. The Astros had won two games in a row before their 9-7 loss in Los Angeles against the Angels on Sunday. The Giants ended a three-game losing streak with a 7-2 loss at Texas yesterday. Spencer Arrighetti gets the ball for Houston to pitch against Kyle Harrison for San Francisco. The Astros are a -118 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.

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