Saturday’s MLB Odds
LAS VEGAS, NV (TheSpread) – Independence Day features a number of great matchups on the diamond. Here is a look at the odds for today’s top contests.
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The featured game of the day has the Washington Nationals (44-36) hosting the San Francisco Giants (42-39) at 11:05AM ET. The Giants have Madison Bumgarner (8-4, 2.99 ERA) on the mound to face Stephen Strasburg (5-5, 5.49) of the Nationals. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Nationals as the slim favorite, as they are getting odds of -106 to win, while the Giants have a money line of -102 to prevail. The Nationals won the series opener on Friday, 2-1. These two have hit the under in five straight meetings.
Another featured game today has the Detroit Tigers (40-39) hosting the Toronto Blue Jays (42-40). The Tigers have David Price (7-2, 2.62) on the mound to face R.A. Dickey (3-8, 4.85) of the Jays. Oddsmakers like the Tigers at home, as they are getting odds of -125 to win, while the Jays are getting a money line of +115 to win. Detroit won the series opener on Friday. The Tigers are 8-2 in David Price’s last 10 starts while the Jays are just 8-20 in their last 28 road games.
The final game of note tonight has the Kansas City Royals (45-32) hosting the Minnesota Twins (42-38) at 7:15PM ET. The Royals have Joe Blanton (2-1, 3.14) on the mound to face Mike Pelfrey (5-5, 3.81) of the Twins. Oddsmakers like the Royals at home, as they are getting odds of -158 to win, while the Twins have been given odds of +146 to prevail. The Royals have won six of their last eight against the Twins and these two have hit the under in five of their last six meetings.
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