Tuesday’s MLB Odds
(TheSpread) – The 2012 MLB Season continues on Tuesday with a full schedule of 15 games. Here is a look at the odds and pitching matchups for each contest.
The featured game on the night has the Baltimore Orioles hosting the Texas Rangers at 7:05PM ET. The Rangers have Neftali Feliz on the mound to face Jake Arrieta of the Orioles. Oddsmakers see the Rangers as the favorite in this game, giving them a money line of -131 to win, while the Orioles have odds of +123 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 8.5 runs. Both teams are 19-10 on the season. Texas is 11-5 on the road while Baltimore is 8-5 at home. With Monday’s win, Texas has now won six straight in this series.
In the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies are hosting the New York Mets at 7:05PM ET. New York sends Miguel Batista to the mound to face Joe Blanton of the Phillies. According to oddsmakers, the Phillies are the favorite to win, as they have odds of -169 to prevail, while the Mets have a money line of +159 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 8.5 runs. New York is 16-13 on the season and 6-7 on the road while Philadelphia is 14-16 overall and 5-6 at home. The Mets have won six of their last eight against the Phillies.
For odds and goal totals for each of Tuesday’s games, see below.
2012 MLB Odds for Tuesday, May 8
National League
953 New York Mets +159 (8.5) (M. Batista)
954 Philadelphia Phillies -169 (J. Blanton)
951 Washington Nationals -111 (7.5) (E. Jackson)
952 Pittsburgh Pirates +105 (A. Burnett)
957 Atlanta Braves +106 (R. Delgado)
958 Chicago Cubs -113 (R. Dempster)
955 Miami Marlins -145 (8) (A. Sanchez)
956 Houston Astros +136 (A. Rodriguez)
959 Cincinnati Reds +123 (8.5) (H. Bailey)
960 Milwaukee Brewers -131 (Y. Gallardo)
961 St. Louis Cardinals +118 (8.5) (J. Westbrook)
962 Arizona Diamondbacks -125 (I. Kennedy)
963 Colorado Rockies -104 (7) (A. White)
964 San Diego Padres -102 (J. Suppan)
965 San Francisco Giants +179 (R. Vogelsong)
966 Los Angeles Dodgers -191 (C. Kershaw)
American League
967 Texas Rangers -131 (8.5) (N. Feliz)
968 Baltimore Orioles +123 (J. Arrieta)
971 Tampa Bay Rays +107 (9) (J. Shields)
972 New York Yankees -114 (I. Nova)
969 Chicago White Sox +131 (8) (J. Danks)
970 Cleveland Indians -139 (J. Masterson)
975 Los Angeles Angels -175 (8) (D. Haren)
976 Minnesota Twins +164 (S. Diamond)
973 Boston Red Sox -121 (8.5) (D. Bard)
974 Kansas City Royals +114 (D. Duffy)
977 Toronto Blue Jays -124 (6.5) (R. Romero)
978 Oakland Athletics +117 (B. McCarthy)
979 Detroit Tigers -200 (6.5) (J. Verlander)
980 Seattle Mariners +187 (K. Millwood)
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