Thursday’s MLB Odds
(TheSpread) – The 2012 MLB Schedule for Thursday features just 12 games. Here is a look at the odds and pitching matchups for each of the contests.
In the American League, the featured game has the Detroit Tigers hosting the Los Angeles Angels at 1:05PM ET in the final game of their 4-game series (View Matchup). The Angels have Jerome Williams on the mound to face Max Scherzer of the Tigers. According to oddsmakers, the Tigers are the favorite to win, as they have odds of -130, while the Angels have a money line of +120. The over/under total for the game has been set at 9.5 runs. The Tigers are 48-44 overall and 24-21 at home while the Angels are 50-42 overall and 25-24 on the road. Detroit has won two of the three games in this series.
The featured game in the National League has the Atlanta Braves hosting the San Francisco Giants at 12:10PM ET (View Matchup). The Giants have Madison Bumgarner on the mound to square off against Tim Hudson of the Braves. Oddsmakers see the Braves as the slight favorite in this game, giving them odds of -115 to win. The Giants have been given a money line of +105 for this game, while the over/under total has been set at 8 runs. The Giants are 50-40 on the season and 21-24 on the road while the Braves are 49-40 overall and 23-23 at home. The Giants have won two of their last three against Atlanta.
For odds and over/under totals for each of Thursday’s games, see below.
2012 MLB Odds for Thursday, July 19
National League
951 San Francisco Giants +105 (8) (Bumgarner)
952 Atlanta Braves -115 (Hudson)
953 Arizona Diamondbacks +130 (9) (Saunders)
954 Cincinnati Reds -140 (Leake)
955 New York Mets +115 (7.5) (Dickey)
956 Washington Nationals -125 (Gonzalez)
957 Miami Marlins -125 (N/A) (Buehrle)
958 Chicago Cubs +115 (Maholm)
959 Houston Astros +140 (6.5) (Harrell)
960 San Diego Padres -150 (Volquez)
American League
961 Cleveland Indians +155 (7.5) (Jimenez)
962 Tampa Bay Rays -165 (Price)
963 Los Angeles Angels +120 (9.5) (Williams)
964 Detroit Tigers -130 (Scherzer)
965 Baltimore Orioles -110 (9) (Chen)
966 Minnesota Twins +100 (De Vries)
967 Seattle Mariners N/A (Hernandez)
968 Kansas City Royals N/A (Smith)
969 Chicago White Sox +115 (10.5) (Quintana)
970 Boston Red Sox -125 (Buchholz)
971 New York Yankees -115 (7.5) (Garcia)
972 Oakland Athletics +105 (Griffin)
Want More From TheSpread.com? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook or Subscribe to Our News Feeds!