Saturday MLB Opening Odds
(The Spread) – Several aces will take the hill on Saturday in Major League Baseball. Check out the opening odds for all of today’s action.
Cliff Lee will take on Tommy Hanson when the Phillies host the Braves at 4:10PM ET. Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog have made the Phillies –155 money line favorites over their NL East counterparts, who are +145 on the ML. According to latest MLB trends, the under is 5-1 in Hanson’s last six starts against the Phillies.
Staying in the National League, the Giants (-170) will host the Mets (+160) at 9:05PM ET when Tim Lincecum takes on Chris Capuano. Lincecum is coming off a shaky start against the Padres in which he lasted just five innings while allowing three runs on seven hits.
Switching to the AL, the Yankees will once again host their AL East rivals, the Tampa Bay Rays. David Price will toe the rubber for Tampa, while A.J. Burnett will take the mound for the Bombers. The Yankees opened as –110 money line favorites over the visiting Rays, who are +100 on the ML.
Also in the AL, the Indians (-110) will host the Blue Jays (+100) at 7:05PM ET when Brandon Morrow takes on Josh Tomlin. Morrow is 5-4 on the year with a 4.72 ERA, while Tomlin has been great for the Tribe, posting a 10-4 record with a 3.78 ERA.
For a complete list of opening odds and totals for Saturday’s MLB games, see below.
MLB Opening Odds & Totals for Saturday, July 9, 2011
901 Atlanta Braves +145 (6.5)
902 Philadelphia Phillies –155 (6.5)
903 New York Mets +160 (6.5)
904 San Francisco Giants –170 (6.5)
905 Colorado Rockies –115 (7.5)
906 Washington Nationals +105 (7.5)
907 Chicago Cubs +105 (8)
908 Pittsburgh Pirates –115 (8)
909 Houston Astros +140 (8)
910 Florida Marlins –150 (8)
911 Cincinnati Reds +100 (7.5)
912 Milwaukee Brewers –110 (7.5)
913 Arizona Diamondbacks +125 (7.5)
914 St. Louis Cardinals –135 (7.5)
915 San Diego Padres +115 (7)
916 Los Angeles Dodgers –125 (7)
917 Tampa Bay Rays +100 (8.5)
918 New York Yankees –110 (8.5)
919 Minnesota Twins +135 (8.5)
920 Chicago White Sox –145 (8.5)
921 Toronto Blue Jays +100 (8)
922 Cleveland Indians –110 (8)
923 Detroit Tigers +105 (9)
924 Kansas City Royals –115 (9)
925 Baltimore Orioles
926 Boston Red Sox
927 Oakland A’s +150 (9)
928 Texas Rangers –160 (9)
929 Seattle Mariners –115 (6.5)
930 Los Angeles Angels +105 (6.5)
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