Friday MLB Opening Odds
(The Spread) – The Tampa Bay Rays return home Friday night to face the Los Angeles Angels at Tropicana Field as they look to build on an offensive onslaught the day before. That is one of 15 games on tonight’s MLB schedule.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the Rays -135 favorites for the 7:10PM EST start, while the Angels have a line of +125. The over-under for the matchup is set at 7.5.
Left-handed ace David Price gets the start for Tampa Bay, sporting a 3-2 record and a 3.19 earned-run average to date. Ervin Santana, who is 0-3 with a 5.51 ERA, starts for the Angels. According to the latest MLB trends, Price is 1-1 with a 4.18 ERA in four career starts against the Los Angeles Angels. Santana has a 4-5 mark and a 5.56 ERA in 11 career starts versus Tampa Bay.
In other American League action, the New York Yankees open a home series with the Toronto Blue Jays at 7:05PM EST. The Yankees will start Freddy Garcia, while the Blue Jays counter with Ricky Romero. New York is a -145 favorite and the over-under is 9.
The Oakland Athletics are home against AL West rival Texas at 10:05PM EST. The Athletics are -110 favorites, while the over-under is 7.
Moving to the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies return home after a West Coast swing to face their NL East foe in the New York Mets at 7:05PM EST. There is currently no line set for the game. Tim Lincecum gets the start for the San Francicso Giants as they open a series at the Washington Nationals. The Giants are -160 favorites for the game which starts at 7:05PM EST, while the over-under is 6.5.
Atlanta’s Tim Hudson and St. Louis’ Chris Carpenter square off with each other at Turner Field at 7:35PM EST. The Braves are -110 favorites with an over-under of 7.
Friday MLB Opening Odds & Totals
951 New York Mets
952 Philadelphia Phillies
953 San Francisco Giants -160 (6.5)
954 Washington Nationals +150
955 Florida Marlins +140 (9)
956 Cincinnati Reds -150
957 St. Louis Cardinals +100 (7)
958 Atlanta Braves -110
959 Milwaukee Brewers -125 (7.5)
960 Houston Astros +115
961 Pittsburgh Pirates +175 (8.5)
962 Colorado Rockies -185
963 Chicago Cubs -110 (9.5)
964 Arizona Diamondbacks +100
965 San Diego Padres +110 (6.5)
966 Los Angeles Dodgers -120
967 Seattle Mariners +180 (9)
968 Boston Red Sox -190
969 Detroit Tigers -115 (9)
970 Cleveland Indians +105
971 Toronto Blue Jays +135 (9)
972 New York Yankees -145
973 Los Angeles Angels +125 (7.5)
974 Tampa Bay Rays -135
975 Baltimore Orioles +145 (8.5)
976 Chicago White Sox -155
977 Minnesota Twins -105 (8.5)
978 Kansas City Royals -105
979 Texas Rangers +100 (7)
980 Oakland Athletics -110
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