Thursday MLB Opening Odds
(The Spread) – The Yankees-Rays highlight the action in the MLB on Thursday. Read on to check out opening odds for all of today’s games.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog have made the Yankees –140 money line favorites over the Rays, who are +130 on the ML. CC Sabathia will get the nod for the Bombers, while James Shields, who has been subject to trade rumors recently, will start for Tampa Bay. The Rays are just 2-6 in Shields’ last eight home starts against the Yankees and 4-13 in his last 17 overall starts against New York.
Staying in the American League, the red-hot Rangers will send C.J. Wilson to the mound against the Angels and Jered Weaver. Los Angeles is a –125 money line favorite over Texas, which is +115 on the ML. According to latest MLB trends, the Halos are 7-0 in Weaver’s last seven home starts against the Rangers but Texas is 5-0 in Wilson’s last five starts against the Angels. So something has to give.
Switching leagues, Zack Greinke and the Brewers will travel to Arizona to take on Ian Kennedy and the second place Diamondbacks at 9:40PM ET. The Brewers have opened as +110 money line underdogs while the D-Backs are –120 on the ML. Milwaukee is 7-1 in their last eight road games against ‘Zona.
The Cardinals will also take on the Mets at 12:10PM ET in New York. The Cards have opened as +110 money line underdogs while the Mets are –120 home favorites. The Mets are 4-1 in Jon Niese’s last five starts as a favorite and 5-2 in his last seven starts overall.
For a complete list of opening odds and trends for Thursday’s MLB action, see below.
MLB Opening Odds & Totals for July 21, 2011
951 St. Louis Cardinals +110 (8)
952 New York Mets –120 (8)
953 San Diego Padres +140 (8)
954 Florida Marlins –150 (8)
955 Atlanta Braves +105 (8.5)
956 Colorado Rockies –115 (8.5)
957 Milwaukee Brewers +110 (8.5)
958 Arizona Diamondbacks –120 (8.5)
959 Seattle Mariners +165 (7.5)
960 Toronto Blue Jays –175 (7.5)
961 Texas Rangers +115 (6.5)
962 Los Angeles Angels –125 (6.5)
963 New York Yankees –140 (7)
964 Tampa Bay Rays +130 (7)
965 Detroit Tigers –165 (7.5)
966 Minnesota Twins +155 (7.5)
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