Saturday MLB Opening Odds
(The Spread) – Several divisional rivals will square off on Saturday in baseball. Check out where the oddsmakers have set the lines.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog have made the Detroit Tigers –130 money line favorites over AL Central rivals, the Chicago White Sox. The ChiSox have opened as +120 money line favorites for this game, while the over/under total is currently sitting at 8 runs. Justin Verlander will oppose former Tiger Edwin Jackson.
One of the oldest rivalries in baseball will be renewed for the second straight night when the St. Louis Cardinals host the Chicago Cubs. The Cardinals, who beat the Cubs on Friday night, are –180 money line favorites while Chicago is +170 on the ML.
Staying in the NL, the San Francisco Giants are +105 money line home underdogs against their West rivals, the Colorado Rockies (who are –115 ML favorites). Jhoulys Chacin will take on youngster Madison Bumgarner, who has been solid this year despite his 2-6 record.
In the NL East, the visiting Atlanta Braves are –125 money line favorites over the New York Mets, who are +115 on the ML. According to latest MLB trends, the Braves are 6-1 in Jair Jurrjens’ last seven starts versus the Mets, and 21-8 in their last 29 games against the Mets.
For complete list of opening odds for Saturday’s action on the diamond, see below.
MLB Opening Odds & Totals for June 4, 2011
951 Colorado Rockies –115 (7)
952 San Francisco Giants +105 (7)
953 Chicago Cubs +170 (8.5)
954 St. Louis Cardinals –180 (8.5)
955 Los Angeles Dodgers +105 (7.5)
956 Cincinnati Reds –115 (7.5)
957 Philadelphia Phillies –110 (8)
958 Pittsburgh Pirates +100 (8)
959 Milwaukee Brewers –135 (8)
960 Florida Marlins +125 (8)
961 Atlanta Braves –125 (7)
962 New York Mets +115 (7)
963 Washington Nationals +130 (9.5)
964 Arizona Diamondbacks –140 (9.5)
965 Houston Astros +140 (7)
966 San Diego Padres –150 (7)
967 Tampa Bay Rays –135 (6.5)
968 Seattle Mariners +125 (6.5)
969 Texas Rangers +110 (9)
970 Cleveland Indians –120 (9)
971 Toronto Blue Jays –120 (8.5)
972 Baltimore Orioles +110 (8.5)
973 Detroit Tigers –130 (8)
974 Chicago White Sox +120 (8)
975 Minnesota Twins +130 (9.5)
976 Kansas City Royals –140 (9.5)
977 Oakland A’s +165 (7.5)
978 Boston Red Sox –175 (7.5)
979 New York Yankees –120 (7)
980 Los Angeles Angels +110 (7)
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