Thursday MLB Opening Odds
(The Spread) – The opening odds are out for Thursday’s games in the MLB. Check out the lines and totals for today’s baseball action.
Arguably the game of the night takes place in Tampa Bay, where the Rays will host the Red Sox at 7:10PM ET. Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog have made David Price and the Rays –115 money line favorites over Clay Buchholz and the Red Sox, who are +105 on the ML.
Also in the AL, the battle for first place in the AL Central wages on when the Detroit Tigers host the Cleveland Indians. The Tigers won the opening game in this series 4-0 but lost 6-4 on Wednesday. In the rubber match, the Tigers have opened as –160 money line favorites, while the Tribe are +150 on the ML.
Switching leagues, the Phillies have won six in a row and three-straight against the Marlins. They’ll go for four straight on Thursday when Cliff Lee takes the hill. According to latest MLB trends, the Marlins are 7-19 in their last 26 meetings against the Phillies and 1-6 in their last seven games played in Philadelphia.
The Giants and Diamondbacks will once again go toe-to-toe as the teams battle for first place in the NL West. Arizona will send Ian Kennedy to the hill against Ryan Vogelsong, who has been fantastic since replacing Barry Zito (DL) in the rotation. Justin Upton and the D-Backs opened as –120 money line favorites, while the G-Men are +110 on the ML.
For a complete list of opening odds and totals for Thursday’s MLB action, see below.
MLB Baseball Opening Odds, Lines & Totals for Thursday, June 16, 2011
951 Florida Marlins +195 (8)
952 Philadelphia Phillies –215 (8)
953 Pittsburgh Pirates –105 (8)
954 Houston Astros –105 (8)
955 Milwaukee Brewers –125
956 Chicago Cubs +115
957 St. Louis Cardinals –115
958 Washington Nationals +105
959 New York Mets +110 (8)
960 Atlanta Braves –120 (8)
961 San Francisco Giants +110 (8)
962 Arizona Diamondbacks –120 (8)
963 Baltimore Orioles +110 (9)
964 Toronto Blue Jays –120 (9)
965 Cleveland Indians +150 (8.5)
966 Detroit Tigers –160 (8.5)
967 Texas Rangers
968 New York Yankees
969 Chicago White Sox –115 (8)
970 Minnesota Twins +105 (8)
971 Kansas City Royals +135 (7.5)
972 Oakland A’s –145 (7.5)
973 Boston Red Sox +105 (8)
974 Tampa Bay Rays –115 (8)
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