Big Al's Daily Angle: NHL, MLB and CFL Previews and Odds - 06/13/2024

by Big Al Staff

Thursday, Jun 13, 2024
The Thursday sports card features NHL, MLB, and CFL action.

The National Hockey League playoffs continue with Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals. The Edmonton Oilers host the Florida Panthers on ABC at 8:20 p.m. ET. The Panthers took a 2-0 lead in this best-of-seven series with a 4-1 victory at home on Monday. The Oilers are a -130 money-line favorite, with the total set at 5.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise).

The Thursday card in Major League Baseball has 11 games on its schedule. The Baltimore Orioles play at home against the Atlanta Braves at 1:05 p.m. ET. Cole Irvin takes the ball for the Orioles to face Reynaldo Lopez for the Braves. Baltimore is a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. The Detroit Tigers are home against the Washington Nationals at 1:10 p.m. ET. The Tigers tap Casey Mize to pitch against the Nationals’ Patrick Corbin. Detroit is a -148 money-line favorite with a total of 9. The New York Yankees travel to Kansas City to play the Royals at 2:10 p.m. ET. Nestor Cortes, Jr. takes the mound for the Yankees to go against Alec Marsh for the Royals. Kansas City is a -155 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 10.5. The Pittsburgh Pirates play in St. Louis against the Cardinals at 2:15 p.m. ET. The Pirates turn to Mitch Keller to battle against the Cardinals’ Lance Lynn. Both teams are priced at -110, with a total of 8.5.

The Chicago Cubs are in Tampa Bay to play the Rays at 6:50 p.m. ET. Justin Steele gets the ball for the Cubs to duel against Taz Bradley for the Rays. Chicago is a -115 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Two more MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:10 p.m. ET. Philadelphia visits Boston, with the Phillies turning to Aaron Nola to pitch against the Red Sox’s Tanner Houck. The Phillies are a -120 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. New York hosts Miami, with Luis Severino taking the hill for the Mets to face Roddery Munoz for the Marlins. The Mets are a -198 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Minnesota Twins play at home against the Oakland A’s at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Twins send out Joe Ryan to battle against the A’s Luis Medina. Minnesota is a -238 money-line favorite with a total of 8. 

Two MLB games start at 9:40 p.m. ET. Arizona is at home against Los Angeles, with Brandon Pfaadt taking the mound for the Diamondbacks to duel against the Angels’ Griffin Canning. The Diamondbacks are a -185 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Seattle hosts Chicago, with the Mariners giving the ball to Luis Castillo to go against the White Sox’s Garrett Crochet. The Mariners are a -162 money-line favorite with a total of 6.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at home against the Texas Rangers at 10:10 p.m. ET. Yoshinobu Yamamoto takes the hill for the Dodgers to pitch against Michael Lorenzen for the  Rangers. Los Angeles is a -230 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.

Week 2 in the Canadian Football League begins with one game. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers play in Ottawa against the Redblacks at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Blue Bombers come off a 27-12 upset loss at home against Montreal as a 7.5-point favorite last Thursday. The Redblacks had the bye last week. Winnipeg is a 6.5-point road favorite with a total of 46.5.

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