Friday’s MLB Odds
(TheSpread) – The MLB Schedule for Friday features a total of 15 games. Here is a look at the odds and pitching matchups for all 15 games.
The featured game of the day has the Los Angeles Dodgers hosting the Boston Red Sox at 10PM ET (View Matchup). The Dodgers have Ricky Nolasco on the mound to face John Lackey of the Red Sox. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Dodgers are the slight favorite at home, as they have odds of -120 to win, while the Red Sox have a money line of +110 to prevail. The over/under total for this contest has been set at 7.5 runs. Los Angeles is 75-52 overall and 37-25 at home while Boston is 75-54 overall and 35-31 on the road. Boston has won its last four meetings with Los Angeles and the Dodgers haven’t beaten the Red Sox since 2004.
The other featured game of the day has the St. Louis Cardinals hosting the Atlanta Braves at 8PM ET (View Matchup). The Cardinals have Adam Wainwright on the mound to face Kris Medlen of the Braves. According to oddsmakers, St. Louis is the favorite at home, as the Cardinals have odds of -165 to win, while the Braves have a money line of +155 to prevail. The over/under total for the contest has been set at 7 runs. St. Louis is 74-53 overall and 37-23 at home while Atlanta is 77-50 overall and 33-32 on the road. Atlanta has won eight of its last 11 against St. Louis, but the Cardinals won the series opener on Thursday.
For odds and run totals for each of Friday’s games, see below.
2013 MLB Odds & Over/Under Totals for Friday, August 23
901 Arizona Diamondbacks (Miley) +110 (7.5)
902 Philadelphia Phillies (Hamels) -120
903 Colorado Rockies (Chacin) -130 (7.5)
904 Miami Marlins (Koehler) +120
905 Milwaukee Brewers (Gallardo) +170 (8)
906 Cincinnati Reds (Bailey) -180
907 Atlanta Braves (Medlen) +155 (7)
908 St. Louis Cardinals (Wainwright) -165
909 Chicago Cubs (Jackson) +115 (7.5)
910 San Diego Padres (Volquez) -125
911 Pittsburgh Pirates (Morton) +135 (6.5)
912 San Francisco Giants (Bumgarner) -145
913 Minnesota Twins (Deduno) +145 (8.5)
914 Cleveland Indians (Jimenez) -155
915 Oakland Athletics (Straily) +120 (9)
916 Baltimore Orioles (Norris) -130
917 New York Yankees (Kuroda) +110 (7.5)
918 Tampa Bay Rays (Hernandez) -120
919 Toronto Blue Jays (Redmond) -140 (8.5)
920 Houston Astros (Lyles) +130
921 Texas Rangers (Perez) +105 (7.5)
922 Chicago White Sox (Sale) -115
923 Los Angeles Angels (Richards) +160 (7)
924 Seattle Mariners (Hernandez) -170
925 Detroit Tigers (Fister) -155 (7.5)
926 New York Mets (Torres) +145
927 Washington Nationals (Gonzalez) +105 (7)
928 Kansas City Royals (Chen) -115
929 Boston Red Sox (Lackey) +110 (7.5)
930 Los Angeles Dodgers (Nolasco) -120
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