Thursday MLB Opening Odds
(The Spread) – The Detroit Tigers will be looking to win its third straight game Thursday afternoon, while the New York Yankees will try to salvage a series split. That is one of 12 games on the MLB schedule.
The Tigers won their second straight over the Yankees Wednesday’s with a 4-0 shutout behind the strong pitching of Max Scherzer. New York is a slim -110 favorite for Thursday afternoon’s contest according to online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com. The over/under total for this game is currently set at 9 runs with an opening pitch set for 1:05PM EST.
Stepping on the mound for the Yankees will be A.J. Burnett, who is 4-1 on the season with a 3.93 earned-run average in six starts. Opposing him is Detroit’s Rick Porcello, who has posted a 1-2 record and a 4.25 ERA in four starts. According to the latest MLB betting trends, Porcello is 1-2 with a 6.89 ERA in three career starts versus the Yankees. Burnett has a 4-1 record with a 7.07 ERA against the Tigers.
Other American League action includes the Boston Red Sox hosting the Los Angeles Angles at 1:35PM EST in a contest between two sleep-deprived teams. Los Angeles outlasted Boston 5-3 in 13 innings Wednesday night in a rain-delayed game that ended close to 3:00AM EST. The Red Sox are a -162 favorite today and the over-under is 9.
According to current MLB betting information, 61 percent of bets are currently put on the Boston Red Sox.
Seattle hosts Texas at 10:10PM EST with the Rangers listed as -115 favorites, while the over-under is 7.
Over in the National League, Roy Halladay is on the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:10PM EST. Philadelphia is a massive -250 favorite and the over-under is set at 7. A
tlanta entertains the Milwaukee Brewers at 7:15PM EST, one day after the Braves swept a doubleheader. Atlanta is a -123 favorite and the over-under is 7.5.
MLB Opening Odds & Totals for Thursday, May 5, 2011
951 San Francisco Giants -108 (7.5)
952 New York Mets -102
953 Florida Marlins -124 (7)
954 St. Louis Cardinals +114
955 Washington Nationals +225 (7)
956 Philadelphia Phillies -250
957 Milwaukee Brewers +113 (7.5)
958 Atlanta Braves -123
959 Colorado Rockies +103 (9)
960 Arizona Diamondbacks -113
961 New York Yankees -110 (9)
962 Detroit Tigers +100
965 Los Angeles Angels +152 (9)
966 Boston Red Sox -162
967 Baltimore Orioles -102 (9)
968 Kansas City Royals -108
969 Cleveland Indians +170 (7.5)
970 Oakland Athletics -180
971 Texas Rangers -115 (7)
972 Seattle Mariners +105
973 Houston Astros +135 (8.5)
974 Cincinnati Reds -145
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