Sunday MLB Opening Odds
(The Spread) – Roy Halladay, Yovani Gallardo and Ubaldo Jimenez will take the mound for their respective teams on Sunday.
Oddsmakers have made the visiting Brewers –130 money line favorites versus the Mets, who are +120 on the ML for today’s 1:10PM ET start. Milwaukee is 4-0 in its last four road games versus New York and 5-2 in its last seven meetings with the Mets overall. The under is also 4-1 in Gallardo’s last five starts against the Mets.
Staying the National League, Roy Halladay and the Phillies are massive –220 money line favorites against the Nationals, who are +200 on the ML for today’s 1:35PM ET game. The Phillies are 6-0 in Halladay’s last six starts versus the Nationals and 4-0 in his last four road starts against Washington.
Switching leagues, Jimenez and the Indians will battle the Tigers are 1:05PM ET today. According to recent MLB trends, the Indians are 1-10 in their last 11 Sunday games and 1-8 in their last nine games during Game 3 of a series. The Tigers, meanwhile, are 5-0 in Rick Porcello’s last five starts during Game 3 of a series and 7-2 in his last nine Sunday starts.
The ESPN Sunday Night Baseball matchup will feature the Cardinals and Cubs at 8:05PM ET. Visiting St. Louis is –128 on the money line versus host Chicago, which is +121 on the ML. The over is 5-0-1 in the last six meetings between these two teams in Chicago and 3-0-1 in Jake Westbrook’s last four starts against the Cubs.
MLB Opening Odds & Totals for Sunday, August 21, 2011
901 Milwaukee Brewers –130 (7.5)
902 New York Mets +120
903 Arizona Diamondbacks +155 (7.5)
904 Atlanta Braves –165 (7.5)
905 Cincinnati Reds –120 (8.5)
906 Pittsburgh Pirates +110
907 Philadelphia Phillies –220 (7.5)
908 Washington Nationals +200
909 San Francisco Giants
910 Houston Astros
911 Los Angeles Dodgers –110 (9.5)
912 Colorado Rockies +100
913 Florida Marlins +115 (6.5)
914 San Diego Padres -125
915 St. Louis Cardinals -130
916 Chicago Cubs +120
917 Cleveland Indians +105 (9)
918 Detroit Tigers -115
919 Seattle Mariners +165 (7)
920 Tampa Bay Rays -175
921 Boston Red Sox –220 (8.5)
922 Kansas City Royals +200
923 New York Yankees –165 (9.5)
924 Minnesota Twins +155
925 Texas Rangers –120 (9)
926 Chicago White Sox +110
927 Baltimore Orioles +135 (9)
928 Los Angeles Angels –145
929 Toronto Blue Jays +110 (8.5)
930 Oakland A’s –120
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