Tuesday MLB Opening Odds
(The Spread) – With the Wild Card races in both leagues tightening up, check out Tuesday’s opening MLB odds.
The Red Sox lead the Rays by two games in the AL Wild Card, while the Angels sit 4.5 games back of Boston in the standings. After pummeling the Orioles on Monday night, the Red Sox (-245) will be back at home against Baltimore (+225) on Tuesday night at 7:10PM ET, while the Rays (+160) visit the Yankees (-170) at 7:05PM ET. As for the Halos (+125), they’ll visit Toronto (-135) at 7:07PM ET.
The Orioles are just 12-43 in their last 55 road games against Boston, while Tampa Bay is just 31-66 in its last 97 trips to the Bronx. Meanwhile, the under is 27-12-4 in the last 43 meetings between the Angels and Blue Jays in Toronto, and 50-24-6 in the last 80 games between the two teams overall.
In the National League, things are just as hairy between three teams. The Braves have lost two straight while the Cardinals have won two straight and the Giants have compiled an eight-game winning streak. Atlanta (-105) will once again be in Florida (-105) tonight at 7:10PM ET, while St. Louis (-170) hosts the Mets (+160) at 8:15PM ET. The Giants (+110) will look to win their ninth straight when Tim Lincecum takes the hill against the Dodgers’ (-120) Clayton Kershaw at 10:10PM ET.
According to latest MLB trends, the Mets are 1-5 in their last six games in St. Louis while the Marlins are 1-5 in Anibal Sanchez’s last six home starts against the Braves. The Giants, meanwhile, are 1-5 against Kershaw in their last six games against the Dodgers’ ace.
For a complete list of opening odds for Tuesday’s MLB games, see below.
MLB Opening Odds & Totals for Tuesday, September 20, 2011
901 Washington Nationals +235 (7)
902 Philadelphia Phillies –270
903 Atlanta Braves –105 (7.5)
904 Florida Marlins –105
905 Houston Astros +150 (8)
906 Cincinnati Reds –160
907 Milwaukee Brewers –145
908 Chicago Cubs +135
909 New York Mets +160 (8.5)
910 St. Louis Cardinals –170
911 San Diego Padres +105 (8.5)
912 Colorado Rockies –115
913 Pittsburgh Pirates +220 (8.5)
914 Arizona Diamondbacks –240
915 San Francisco Giants +110 (5.5)
916 Los Angeles Dodgers –120
917 Los Angeles Angels +125 (9)
918 Toronto Blue Jays –135
919 Tampa Bay Rays +160 (9)
920 New York Yankees –170
921 Chicago White Sox –110 (9)
922 Cleveland Indians +100
923 Baltimore Orioles +225 (10)
924 Boston Red Sox –245
925 Detroit Tigers –105 (10)
926 Kansas City Royals –105
927 Seattle Mariners –105 (8)
928 Minnesota Twins –105
929 Texas Rangers –140 (8)
930 Oakland A’s +130
931 Chicago White Sox –115 (8.5)
932 Cleveland Indians +105
933 Washington Nationals
934 Philadelphia Phillies
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