Sunday MLB Opening Odds
(The Spread) – Oddsmakers have released the opening odds for Sunday’s MLB action, as all series wrap up around baseball.
Jair Jurrjens will take his National League-best 12 wins into Sunday when the Braves host the Nationals at 1:35PM ET. Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog have made Atlanta a -190 money line favorite against Washington, which has opened at +180 on the ML.
After handling the Phillies on Sunday, the Mets look to make it two in a row when they host Philadelphia at 1:10PM ET. The Mets are +100 money line favorites over the Phillies, who are -110. According to latest MLB trends, the Phillies are 4-1 in the last five meetings between these two teams in New York and 7-2 in the last nine meetings overall.
The Yankees will try to get out of Toronto with a split when they take on the Blue Jays at 1:07PM ET. The Bombers have opened as -115 money line favorites over the Blue Jays, who are +105 on the ML. The Yankees are 6-2 in Philip Hughes’ last eight starts versus the Blue Jays.
Also in the American League, the Red Sox will send Josh Beckett to the hill against the Rays, who are +125 home underdogs. The Sox are just 2-5 in Beckett’s last seven road starts versus the Rays and 3-7 in their last 10 road games against Tampa Bay.
For a complete list of MLB opening odds and trends for Sunday’s games, see below.
MLB Opening Odds & Totals for Sunday, July 17, 2011
951 St. Louis Cardinals -105 (8.5)
952 Cincinnati Reds -105 (8.5)
953 Philadelphia Phillies -110 (8)
954 New York Mets +100 (8)
955 Washington Nationals +180 (7)
956 Atlanta Braves -190 (7)
957 Pittsburgh Pirates +115 (7.5)
958 Houston Astros -125 (7.5)
959 Florida Marlins +100
960 Chicago Cubs -110
961 Milwaukee Brewers -115 (9.5)
962 Colorado Rockies +105 (9.5)
963 San Francisco Giants +100 (5.5)
964 San Diego Padres -110 (5.5)
965 Los Angeles Dodgers +140 (8)
966 Arizona Diamondbacks -150 (8)
967 Chicago White Sox +105 (8.5)
968 Detroit Tigers -115 (8.5)
969 New York Yankees -115 (9.5)
970 Toronto Blue Jays +105 (9.5)
971 Cleveland Indians -110 (9.5)
972 Baltimore Orioles +100 (9.5)
973 Kansas City Royals +115 (8.5)
974 Minnesota Twins -125 (8.5)
975 Los Angeles Angels +125 (7)
976 Oakland A’s -135 (7)
977 Texas Rangers -135 (7)
978 Seattle Mariners +125 (7)
979 Boston Red Sox -135 (8)
980 Tampa Bay Rays +125 (8)
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