Thursday MLB Opening Odds
(The Spread) – The opening odds and totals for Thursday’s MLB action are out, including for the Rays-Yankees matchup at 7:05PM ET.
The Yankees have opened as –160 money line favorites against their AL East counterparts the Rays, who have opened at +150 on the ML according to oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog. Jeff Niemann will take on Bartolo Colon in the pitching matchup for this game.
Staying in the AL East, the Red Sox have opened as –150 money line favorites over the visiting Orioles, who are +140 on the ML. According to latest MLB trends, the Orioles are 28-71 in their last 99 games against the Red Sox, including 13-39 in their last 52 trips to Boston.
Switching over to the National League, the Cardinals (-145) will host the Diamondbacks (+135) at 8:15PM ET. The under is 5-1 in the last six meetings between these two teams when the game is played in St. Louis, while the Diamondbacks are 2-7 in their last nine road games against the Cardinals.
Also in the NL, Tim Hudson and the Braves will host the Rockies at 1:05PM ET. Atlanta has opened as –170 money line favorites over Colorado, which is +160 on the ML. The over is 4-1-1 in Hudson’s last six starts against the Rockies and 13-5-3 in the last 21 meetings between these two teams in Atlanta.
For a complete list of odds and totals for Thursday’s MLB games, see below.
MLB Opening Odds & Totals for Thursday, July 7, 2011
901 Colorado Rockies +160 (7.5)
902 Atlanta Braves –170 (7.5)
903 Chicago Cubs +115 (8)
904 Washington Nationals –125 (8)
905 Houston Astros +125 (9)
906 Florida Marlins –135 (9)
907 Cincinnati Reds +110 (9)
908 Milwaukee Brewers –120 (9)
909 Arizona Diamondbacks +135 (9)
910 St. Louis Cardinals –145 (9)
911 New York Mets +130 (6.5)
912 Los Angeles Dodgers –140 (6.5)
913 San Diego Padres +105 (6.5)
914 San Francisco Giants –115 (6.5)
915 Tampa Bay Rays +150 (9.5)
916 New York Yankees –160 (9.5)
917 Toronto Blue Jays –110 (8.5)
918 Cleveland Indians +100 (8.5)
919 Baltimore Orioles +140 (10)
920 Boston Red Sox –150 (10)
921 Detroit Tigers –130 (9.5)
922 Kansas City Royals +120 (9.5)
923 Minnesota Twins +135 (8)
924 Chicago White Sox –145 (8)
925 Seattle Mariners +160 (6)
926 Los Angeles Angels –170 (6)
927 Oakland A’s +125 (9.5)
928 Texas Rangers –135 (9.5)
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