Friday MLB Opening Odds
(The Spread) – One of the best rivalries in baseball will be renewed tonight when the Red Sox host the Yankees. Check out Friday’s opening lines.
The Yankees and Red Sox sit atop the AL East standings with identical 68-42 records, making this weekend’s series in Boston all the more important. With Jon Lester on the hill, the Red Sox have opened as –150 money line favorites over their most hated rivals, while the Yankees are +140 on the ML. The Red Sox are 5-0 in Lester’s last five starts versus the Yankees, who are 3-13 in their last 16 games against Boston and 1-4 in their last five road games versus the BoSox.
Staying in the AL, Ubaldo Jimenez will make his debut for the Cleveland Indians, who are +115 money line underdogs on the road against the Texas Rangers (-125). The Tribe is just 5-16 in its last 21 games against the Rangers and 1-5 in its last six road games versus Texas.
In the National League, the Phillies will try to make it eight in a row overall and two straight against the suddenly hapless Giants. Philly has opened as –120 money line favorites according to oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog, while San Fran is currently +110 on the ML. Jonathan Sanchez will make his first start for the Giants since he landed on the disabled list a couple of weeks ago with a biceps injury.
The Diamondbacks are right behind the Giants in the NL West and have a great opportunity to potential surpass San Francisco when they host the Dodgers this weekend. According to latest MLB trends, the Dodgers are 1-4 in their last five road games against Arizona and just 1-4 in their last five games overall against the D-Backs.
For a complete list of opening odds and totals for tonight’s MLB action, see below.
MLB Opening Odds & Totals for Friday, August 5, 2011
901 Cincinnati Reds –115
902 Chicago Cubs +105
903 San Diego Padres +135 (7.5)
904 Pittsburgh Pirates –145 (7.5)
905 Atlanta Braves –120 (7.5)
906 New York Mets +110 (7.5)
907 St. Louis Cardinals +115 (8.5)
908 Florida Marlins –125 (8.5)
909 Milwaukee Brewers –190 (8.5)
910 Houston Astros +180 (8.5)
911 Washington Nationals +110 (9)
912 Colorado Rockies –120 (9)
913 Los Angeles Dodgers +125 (8.5)
914 Arizona Diamondbacks –135 (8.5)
915 Philadelphia Phillies –120 (6.5)
916 San Francisco Giants +110 (6.5)
917 Toronto Blue Jays –115 (9.5)
918 Baltimore Orioles +105 (9.5)
919 New York Yankees +140 (9.5)
920 Boston Red Sox –150 (9.5)
921 Oakland A’s +140 (8.5)
922 Tampa Bay Rays –150 (8.5)
923 Cleveland Indians +115 (9)
924 Texas Rangers –125 (9)
925 Chicago White Sox –115 (8.5)
926 Minnesota Twins +105 (8.5)
927 Detroit Tigers –115 (9)
928 Kansas City Royals +105 (9)
929 Seattle Mariners +215 (6.5)
930 Los Angeles Angels –235 (6.5)
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