Saturday’s MLB Odds
(TheSpread) – Major League Baseball has a full set of 15 games on the schedule for Saturday. Here is a look at the odds and pitching matchups for each contest.
In the American League, the featured game has the Texas Rangers hosting the Detroit Tigers at 8:05PM ET (View Matchup). The Rangers have Derek Holland on the mound to face Justin Verlander of the Tigers. According to oddsmakers, the Tigers have odds of -145 to win this game, while the Rangers have a money line of +135 to win. The over/under total has been set at 8.5 runs. Detroit is 61-52 overall and 28-29 on the road while Texas is 65-46 overall and 34-22 at home. The Rangers have won five of the eight meetings this year against the Tigers.
In the National League, the featured game has the New York Mets hosting the Atlanta Braves at 7:10PM ET (View Matchup). The Mets send Johan Santana to the mound to face Kris Medlen of the Braves. According to oddsmakers, the Braves are a slight road favorite, as they have odds of -115 to win, while the Mets have a money line of +105. The over/under for the game has been set at 7.5 runs. Atlanta is 65-47 overall and 33-21 on the road while New York is 54-59 overall and 27-29 at home. The Braves have won six straight over the Mets.
For odds and goal totals for each of Saturday’s games, see below.
2012 MLB Odds for Saturday, August 11
National League
901 Cincinnati Reds -135 (N/A) (Arroyo)
902 Chicago Cubs +125 (Wood)
903 Colorado Rockies +205 (7) (Pomeranz)
904 San Francisco Giants -225 (Cain)
905 San Diego Padres +155 (8) (Marquis)
906 Pittsburgh Pirates -165 (Burnett)
907 St. Louis Cardinals +125 (8) (Westbrook)
908 Philadelphia Phillies -135 (Lee)
909 Milwaukee Brewers -170 (8.5) (Estrada)
910 Houston Astros +160 (Keuchel)
911 Atlanta Braves -115 (7.5) (Medlen)
912 New York Mets +105 (Santana)
913 Los Angeles Dodgers -130 (8) (Blanton)
914 Miami Marlins +120 (Nolasco)
915 Washington Nationals +115 (9) (Jackson)
916 Arizona Diamondbacks -125 (Miley)
American League
917 New York Yankees -145 (9.5) (Nova)
918 Toronto Blue Jays +135 (Laffey)
919 Boston Red Sox -145 (9) (Morales)
920 Cleveland Indians +135 (McAllister)
921 Kansas City Royals +120 (9) (Mendoza)
922 Baltimore Orioles -130 (Tillman)
923 Oakland Athletics N/A (Blackley)
924 Chicago White Sox N/A (Liriano)
925 Tampa Bay Rays -185 (8) (Price)
926 Minnesota Twins +175 (Blackburn)
927 Detroit Tigers -145 (8.5) (Verlander)
928 Texas Rangers +135 (Holland)
929 Seattle Mariners +200 (8) (Iwakuma)
930 Los Angeles Angels -220 (Haren)
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