Friday’s MLB Opening Odds
(The Spread) – Another chapter in the rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees starts Friday night, one of 15 games on the MLB schedule.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the Yankees -115 favorites in the matchup Friday night and the Red Sox are -105 underdogs. The over-under is set at 9.5 for the 7:05PM EST start.
Starting for the Red Sox will be Clay Buchholz, who comes in with a 3-3 and a 4.19 ERA. The Yankees will start Bartolo Colon, who has a 2-1 record and a 3.86 ERA. According to the latest MLB trends, Colon is 8-10 with a 4.13 ERA in 23 appearances (22 starts) in his career against the Red Sox. Buchholz has a 1-3 record and a 6.25 ERA in six starts versus the Yankees.
Elsewhere in the American League, Justin Verlander gets his first start for the Detroit Tigers since tossing his second career no-hitter. He will face the Kansas Royals at 7:05PM EST. The Tigers are -179 favorites and the over-under is 7.5.
The Tampa Bay Rays are home against the Baltimore Orioles at 7:05PM EST. Tampa Bay is a -146 favorite and the over-under is 7.5.
Over in the National League, the Chicago Cubs are a -108 favorite in their 2:20PM EST contest at home against the San Francisco Giants. The over-under has not yet been determined. The Cincinnati Reds host the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:10PM EST in an NL Central battle. The Reds are a -120 favorite with an over-under of 8.5.
For a complete list of odds for Friday’s action in the MLB, see below.
Opening MLB Odds & Totals for Friday, May 13, 2011
951 San Francisco Giants -102
952 Chicago Cubs -108
953 Florida Marlins +108 (8)
954 Washington Nationals -118
955 St. Louis Cardinals +110 (8.5)
956 Cincinnati Reds -120
957 Philadelphia Phillies -102 (7)
958 Atlanta Braves -108
959 New York Mets -105 (7.5)
960 Houston Astros -105
961 Pittsburgh Pirates +148 (8.5)
962 Milwaukee Brewers -158
963 San Diego Padres +149 (8)
964 Colorado Rockies -159
965 Arizona Diamondbacks +169 (7)
966 Los Angeles Dodgers -179
967 Seattle Mariners +156 (7.5)
968 Cleveland Indians -166
969 Kansas City Royals +169 (7.5)
970 Detroit Tigers -179
971 Boston Red Sox -105 (9.5)
972 New York Yankees -115
973 Baltimore Orioles +136 (8)
974 Tampa Bay Rays -146
975 Los Angeles Angels -101 (7.5)
976 Texas Rangers -109
977 Toronto Blue Jays -110 (8)
978 Minnesota Twins +100
979 Chicago White Sox +108 (7)
980 Oakland Athletics -118
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