Friday’s MLB Odds
LAS VEGAS, NV (TheSpread) – The MLB Schedule for Friday features a number of marquee games. Here is a look at the odds for today’s top contests.
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The featured game today has the Pittsburgh Pirates (62-44) hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers (62-46) at 7PM ET. The Dodgers have Clayton Kershaw (9-6, 2.37 ERA) on the mound to face Gerrit Cole (14-5, 2.29) of the Pirates. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Dodgers are favored on the road, as they are getting odds of -140 to win, while the Pirates are getting odds of +130 to win. The over/under total has been set at 6 runs. The Dodgers are 11-5 in their last 16 Friday games while the Pirates have hit the over in 7 of their last 9 at home.
Another big game today has the New York Yankees (61-46) hosting the Toronto Blue Jays (58-52) at 7:05PM ET. The Jays have R.A. Dickey (6-10, 4.06) on the mound to face Nathan Eovaldi (11-2, 4.30) of the Yankees. Oddsmakers have the Yankees as a slight favorite at home, as they are getting odds of -115 to win, while the Jays are getting odds of +105 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 9 runs. The Yankees are 22-8 in their last 30 home games while the Jays are just 1-7 in their last 8 games as an underdog.
The final game of note has the Chicago Cubs (59-48) hosting the San Francisco Giants (59-49) at 4:05PM ET. The Cubs have Jon Lester (6-8, 3.26) on the mound to face Ryan Vogelsong (7-7, 4.16) of the Giants. Oddsmakers have the Cubs favored at home, as they are getting odds of -130 to win, while the Giants have a money line of +120 to win. The over/under total for the game has not been set. The Giants have won 10 of their last 14 Friday games while the Cubs are 1-10 in their last 11 Friday games and just 3-7 in their last 10 home games.
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