Thursday’s MLB Odds
(TheSpread) – The 2012 MLB Schedule for Thursday has just six games. Here is a look at the odds and pitching matchups for each of the contests.
The featured game of the night has the Washington Nationals hosting the Tampa Bay Rays at 7:05PM ET (View Matchup). The Rays have Matt Moore taking the mound to face Gio Gonzalez of the Nationals. According to oddsmakers, the Nationals are the favorite to win, as they have a money line of -135. Tampa Bay has been given odds of +125 to prevail. The over/under total for this game has been set at 7 runs. Washington is 39-27 on the season and 19-14 at home while the Rays are 38-30 overall and 17-15 on the road. The Rays have won four of their last five over the Nationals.
Another featured game on the day has the Detroit Tigers hosting the St. Louis Cardinals at 1:05PM ET (View Matchup). The Cards have Kyle Lohse on the mound to face Jacob Turner of the Tigers. According to oddsmakers, the Cardinals are a slight favorite on the road, as they have odds of -110, while the Tigers have odds of +100 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 9.5 runs. Detroit is 33-35 overall and 16-18 at home while St. Louis is 35-34 overall and 18-18 on the road. St. Louis has won three of its last five against the Tigers.
For odds and goal totals for each of Thursday’s games, see below.
2012 MLB Odds for Thursday, June 21
National League
951 Colorado Rockies +156 (9) (Francis)
952 Philadelphia Phillies -166 (Worley)
Interleague
953 St. Louis Cardinals -106 (9.5) (Lohse)
954 Detroit Tigers +100 (Turner)
955 Los Angeles Dodgers -136 (6.5) (Kershaw)
956 Oakland Athletics +128 (Blackley)
957 Tampa Bay Rays +121 (7) (Moore)
958 Washington Nationals -128 (Gonzalez)
959 Minnesota Twins +142 (8) (Hendriks)
960 Pittsburgh Pirates -151 (McDonald)
961 Miami Marlins +120 (10) (Zambrano)
962 Boston Red Sox -127 (Matsuzaka)
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