Friday MLB Opening Odds
(The Spread) – The New York Yankees are in first place in the AL East and the Texas Rangers first in the AL West. The two sides open a series in Yankee Stadium Friday night, one of 15 games on the schedule.
New York put together a come-from-behind 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles Thursday as a walk-off sacrifice fly by Nick Swisher in the 10th inning was the difference. Now coming to the Bronx to start a three-game series will be the Rangers, who recently lost reigning AL MVP Josh Hamilton to a broken arm and lost two of three in Detroit.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the Yankees -145 favorites in the matchup, while the over-under is set at 10. First pitch will be at 7:05PM EST.
In other American League action, Clay Buchholz will be on the mound for the Boston Red Sox as they host the Toronto Blue Jays. According to the latest MLB trends, Buccholz is 6-3 with a 2.50 ERA in 10 career appearances versus Toronto. Blue Jays starter Brett Cecil is 2-3 with a 6.51 ERA in five starts against Boston at 7:10PM EST. The Blue Jays are a -175 favorite and the over-unde is 9.5.
The Clevand Indians host the Baltimore Orioles at 7:05PM EST with both sides getting a money line of -105, while the over-under is 8. Minnesota is at Tampa Bay for a 7:10PM EST start. The Rays are a -120 favorite and the over-under sits at 8.5.
Shifting to the National League, the Cincinnati Reds are home to face the Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:10PM EST. The Reds are -165 favorites with an over-under of 8.5. Atlanta is a -180 favorite as it hosts the New York Mets at 7:30PM EST, while the over-under is 8. The Chicago Cubs travel to the Colorado Rockies to begin their series with an 8:40PM EST start. The Rockies are -150 favorites and the over-under is 8.5.
The St. Louis Cardinals are at the Los Angeles Dodgers again tonight for a 10:10PM EST start. The Dodgers are -115 favorites and the over-under is set at 8.
Friday MLB Opening Money Line Odds & Totals
951 Florida Marlins +182 (8.5)
952 Philadelphia Phillies -195
953 Milwaukee Brewers -120 (8.5)
954 Washington Nationals +110
955 Pittsburgh Pirates +155 (8.5)
956 Cincinnati Reds -165
957 New York Mets +170 (8)
958 Atlanta Braves -180
959 San Diego Padres -105 (8.5)
960 Houston Astros -105
961 Chicago Cubs +!40 (8.5)
962 Colorado Rockies -150
963 San Francisco Giants -120 (9)
964 Arizona Diamondbacks +110
965 St. Louis Cardinals +105 (8)
966 Los Angeles Dodgers -115
967 Texas Rangers +135 (10)
968 New York Rangers -145
969 Baltimore Orioles -105 (8)
970 Cleveland Indians -105
971 Toronto Blue Jays +165 (9.5)
972 Boston Red Sox -175
973 Minnesota Twins +110 (8.5)
974 Tampa Bay Rays -120
975 Seattle Mariners +110 (9)
976 Kansas City Royals -120
977 Los Angeles Angels -125 (8)
978 Chicago White Sox +115
979 Detroit Tigers +125 (8)
980 Oakland Athletics -135
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