Thursday MLB Opening Odds
(The Spread) – Cliff Lee takes on the Giants while the Rangers and Tigers get ready to due battle in Detroit. Check out today’s MLB lines.
The last time that Cliff Lee faced the Giants he was the losing pitching in San Fran’s clinching World Series victory. Lee will once again get a shot at the G-Men when the Phillies take on the Giants in San Francisco tonight at 10:15PM ET. Philadelphia has opened as –135 money line favorites over San Francisco, which is +127 on the ML.
In the American League, the Tigers are +120 home underdogs against the Rangers, who are –127 on the ML according to oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog. Texas is just 1-5 in its last six games against Detroit and 5-16 in its last 21 road games against the Tigers.
Also in the AL, the Yankees will go for the sweep against the White Sox at 8:10PM ET. The Bombers have opened as –111 money line favorites against the White Sox, who are +105 on the ML. Per latest MLB trends, New York is 5-0 in its last four road games against Chicago and 5-0 in its last five overall games against the Sox.
The Yankees’ bitter rivals the Red Sox are –167 money line favorites against the Indians, who are +157 on the ML for tonight’s 7:10PM ET start. The Tribe is just 4-11 in its last 15 road games against the BoSox.
For a complete list of opening odds and totals for Thursday’s MLB games, see below.
MLB Opening Odds & Totals for Thursday, August 4, 2011
951 Chicago Cubs +129 (9)
952 Pittsburgh Pirates –137 (9)
953 St. Louis Cardinals +110 (8.5)
954 Florida Marlins –117 (8.5)
955 Washington Nationals +130 (10)
956 Colorado Rockies –138 (10)
957 Philadelphia Phillies –135 (6.5)
958 San Francisco Giants +127 (6.5)
959 Toronto Blue Jays +114 (8.5)
960 Tampa Bay Rays –121 (8.5)
961 Texas Rangers –127 (9)
962 Detroit Tigers +120 (9)
963 Cleveland Indians +157 (9)
964 Boston Red Sox –167 (9)
965 New York Yankees –111 (9)
966 Chicago White Sox +105 (9)
967 Baltimore Orioles +123 (9)
968 Kansas City Royals –131 (9)
969 Minnesota Twins +111 (8)
970 Los Angeles Angels –118 (8)
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