Saturday’s MLB Odds
(TheSpread) – Major League Baseball has a full set of 15 games taking place on Saturday. Here is a look at the odds and pitching matchups for each contest.
In the American League, the featured game has the Baltimore Orioles hosting the New York Yankees in a key AL East battle at 7:05PM ET (View Matchup). The Orioles are sending Joe Saunders to the mound to face C.C. Sabathia of the Yankees. According to oddsmakers, the Yankees are favored to win this game, as they have odds of -145 to win. The Orioles have been given a money line of +135, while the over/under total has been set at 8.5 runs. Baltimore is 77-61 overall and 38-31 at home while the Yankees are 78-60 overall and 37-32 on the road. The Orioles have won six of their last nine over the Yankees.
In the National League, the featured game has the San Francisco Giants hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers in a NL West battle at 4:05PM ET (View Matchup). The Giants have Matt Cain taking the mound to face Chris Capuano of the Dodgers. According to oddsmakers, the Giants have odds of -1555 to win this game, while the Dodgers have a money line of +145 to prevail. The over/under total has been set at 7 runs. The Giants are 78-60 overall and 39-30 at home while the Dodgers are 73-66 overall and 35-33 on the road. The Giants have won four straight over the Dodgers.
For odds and goal totals for each of Saturday’s games, see below.
2012 MLB Odds for Saturday, September 8
National League
901 Miami Marlins +160 (7.5) (Buehrle)
902 Washington Nationals -170 (Detwiler)
903 Atlanta Braves -165 (7.5) (Medlen)
904 New York Mets +155 (Hefner)
905 Los Angeles Dodgers -155 (7) (Capuano)
906 San Francisco Giants -155 (Cain)
907 Colorado Rockies +210 (8) (Chatwood)
908 Philadelphia Phillies -230 (Hamels)
909 Chicago Cubs +140 (7.5) (Samardzija)
910 Pittsburgh Pirates -150 (McDonald)
911 Houston Astros +200 (8) (Norris)
912 Cincinnati Reds -220 (Arroyo)
913 Milwaukee Brewers +115 (8) (Fiers)
914 St. Louis Cardinals -125 (Westbrook)
915 Arizona Diamondbacks -135 (6.5) (Miley)
916 San Diego Padres +125 (Kelly)
American League
917 Kansas City Royals +190 (8.5) (Chen)
918 Chicago White Sox -210 (Sale)
919 New York Yankees -145 (8.5) (Sabathia)
920 Baltimore Orioles +135 (Saunders)
921 Toronto Blue Jays N/A (Laffey)
922 Boston Red Sox N/A (Matsuzaka)
923 Cleveland Indians +110 (9) (McAllister)
924 Minnesota Twins -120 (DeVries)
925 Texas Rangers -130 (7.5) (Darvish)
926 Tampa Bay Orioles +120 (Archer)
927 Detroit Tigers -135 (7) (Verlander)
928 Los Angeles Angels +125 (Wilson)
929 Oakland Athletics -130 (6.5) (Anderson)
930 Seattle Mariners +120 (Iwakuma)
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