Thursday’s MLB Odds
(TheSpread) – Major League Baseball has just nine games on the schedule for Thursday. Here is a look at the odds and pitching matchups for each contest.
In the American League, the featured game has the Detroit Tigers hosting the New York Yankees at 1:05PM ET (View Matchup). The Yankees are putting Hiroki Kuroda on the mound to face Doug Fister of the Tigers. According to oddsmakers, the Tigers are a slight favorite to win this game, as they have odds of -115 to win, while the Yankees have a money line of +105. The over/under for the game has been set at 9 runs. Detroit is 60-51 overall and 33-22 at home while the Yankees are 64-46 overall and 30-24 on the road. The Tigers have a 2-1 edge in this four game series heading into today’s game.
In the National League the featured game has the St. Louis Cardinals hosting the San Francisco Giants at 1:45PM ET (View Matchup). The Giants send Madison Bumgarner to the mound to face Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals. According to oddsmakers, the Cardinals are favored in this game, as they have odds of -135 to win, while the Giants have a money line of +125. The over/under total has been set at 7.5 runs. The Giants are 61-50 overall while St. Louis is 60-51. The Cardinals are 33-23 at home while the Giants are 29-27 on the road. The Giants have won two of the three games in this series following Wednesday’s 15-0 victory.
For odds and goal totals for each of Thursday’s games, see below.
2012 MLB Odds for Thursday, August 9
National League
901 Miami Marlins +110 (6.5) (Johnson)
902 New York Mets -120 (Dickey)
903 San Francisco Giants +125 (7.5) (Bumgarner)
904 St. Louis Cardinals -135 (Wainwright)
905 Arizona Diamondbacks +110 (8) (Saunders)
906 Pittsburgh Pirates -120 (Rodriguez)
907 Cincinnati Reds -150 (N/A) (Leake)
908 Chicago Cubs +140 (Volstad)
909 Washington Nationals -180 (7.5) (Zimmerman)
910 Houston Astros +170 (Harrell)
American League
911 New York Yankees +105 (9) (Kuroda)
912 Detroit Tigers -115 (Fister)
913 Toronto Blue Jays +165 (7.5) (Alvarez)
914 Tampa Bay Rays -175 (Moore)
915 Boston Red Sox -135 (9.5) (Doubront)
916 Cleveland Indians +125 (Jimenez)
917 Kansas City Royals +150 (8.5) (Smith)
918 Baltimore Orioles -160 (Chen)
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