Saturday MLB Opening Odds
(The Spread) – Interleague play continues in baseball on Saturday – check out the opening odds for today’s MLB action.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog have made the Red Sox –175 money line favorites against the Brewers, who are +165 on the ML. The over/under total for this game opened at 8 runs.
According to latest MLB trends, the over is 5-1 in the last six meetings between Boston and Milwaukee, while the Brewers are 0-5 in their last five games against the Red Sox overall.
Boston’s rivals, the Yankees, are –135 money line favorites over the host Cubs, who are +125 on the ML. A.J. Burnett will take on Ryan Dempster, who is having a rough year. He’s 5-5 this season with a 5.48 ERA, although he’s 3-1 over his last five starts with one no decision.
One day after the Rockies crushed the Tigers 13-6 in Colorado, Detroit finds itself a +145 money line underdog on Saturday. The Rockies, who are 7-1 in their last eight games against Detroit at home, opened as –155 on the money line. Ubaldo Jimenez will take the hill for the Rockies.
King Felix Hernandez will look for his eighth victory of the season when the Mariners host the Phillies at 10:10PM ET. Seattle is –142 on the money line against the visiting Phillies, who are +134. The over/under total for this game is currently listed at 6.5 runs.
See below for a complete list of opening odds and totals for today’s MLB games.
MLB Opening Odds & Totals for Saturday, June 17, 2011
951 Houston Astros +110 (7)
952 Los Angeles Dodgers –120 (7)
953 Baltimore Orioles +135 (8)
954 Washington Nationals –145 (8)
955 Milwaukee Brewers +165 (8)
956 Boston Red Sox –175 (8)
957 Texas Rangers +110 (8)
958 Atlanta Braves –120 (8)
959 New York Yankees –135
960 Chicago Cubs +125
961 Pittsburgh Pirates +125 (8)
962 Cleveland Indians –135 (8)
963 San Diego Padres +125 (7.5)
964 Minnesota Twins –135 (7.5)
965 Florida Marlins +110 (8.5)
966 Tampa Bay Rays –120 (8.5)
967 Los Angeles Angels –125 (7)
968 New York Mets +115 (7)
969 Toronto Blue Jays +105 (9)
970 Cincinnati Reds –115 (9)
971 Kansas City Royals +150 (9)
972 St. Louis Cardinals –160 (9)
973 Detroit Tigers +145 (8.5)
974 Colorado Rockies –155 (8.5)
975 Chicago White Sox –110 (9.5)
976 Arizona Diamondbacks +100 (9.5)
977 San Francisco Giants –115 (7)
978 Oakland A’s +105 (7)
979 Philadelphia Phillies +130 (6.5)
980 Seattle Mariners –140 (6.5)
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