Thursday’s MLB Odds
(TheSpread) – The 2012 MLB Schedule for Thursday features a full set of 15 games. Here is a look at the odds and pitching matchups for each contest.
The featured game in the A.L. has the Tampa Bay Rays hosting the Boston Red Sox at 7:10PM ET (View Matchup). Tampa has Matt Moore taking the mound to face Felix Doubront of the Sox. According to oddsmakers, the Rays are the favorite to win this game, as they have odds of -130, while the Sox have a money line of +120 to win. The over/under total for this game has been set at 9 runs. Tampa is 24-14 overall and 14-3 at home while Boston is 17-20 overall and 8-9 on the road. Tampa has won its last two over Boston.
In the National League, the featured game has the San Francisco Giants hosting the St. Louis Cardinals at 3:45PM ET (View Matchup). The Giants are sending Matt Cain to the mound to face Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals. Oddsmakers have the Giants as a slight favorite in this game, as they have a money line of -115 to win, while the Cardinals have odds of +105 to win. The over/under total for runs has been set at 6.5. The Giants are 18-18 overall and 9-8 at home while the Cardinals are 21-15 overall and 12-7 on the road. The Giants have won three of their last four against the Cardinals.
For odds and goal totals for each of Thursday’s games, see below.
2012 MLB Odds for Thursday, May 17
National League
901 Cincinnati Reds -115 (7.5) (Latos)
902 New York Mets +105 (Dickey)
903 Arizona Diamondbacks -105 (9.5) (Cahill)
904 Colorado Rockies -105 (Nicasio)
905 St. Louis Cardinals +105 (6.5) (Wainwright)
906 San Francisco Giants -115 (Cain)
907 Pittsburgh Pirates +150 (6.5) (McDonald)
908 Washington Nationals -160 (Zimmerman)
909 Miami Marlins +130 (7.5) (Nolasco)
910 Atlanta Braves -140 (Beachy)
911 Milwaukee Brewers -145 (7.5) (Marcum)
912 Houston Astros +135 (Happ)
913 Philadelphia Phillies -175 (Halladay)
914 Chicago Cubs +165 (Volstad)
915 Los Angeles Dodgers +110 (6.5) (Harang)
916 San Diego Padres -120 (Volquez)
American League
917 Seattle Mariners +140 (8.5) (Noesi)
918 Cleveland Indians -150 (McCallister)
919 Minnesota Twins +215 (8) (Walters)
920 Detroit Tigers -235 (Fister)
921 Oakland Athletics +180 (9) (McCarthy)
922 Texas Rangers -190 (Harrison)
923 Baltimore Orioles +115 (9.5) (Matusz)
924 Kansas City Royals -125 (Hochevar)
925 Chicago White Sox +145 (7) (Sale)
926 Los Angeles Angels -155 (Wilson)
927 New York Yankees -115 (9.5) (Hughes)
928 Toronto Blue Jays +105 (Hutchison)
929 Boston Red Sox +120 (9) (Doubront)
930 Tampa Bay Rays -130 (Moore)
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