Friday’s MLB Odds
It’s another full slate of MLB action taking place today. Here is a look at the odds for Friday’s featured games.
View Current World Series Odds
The featured game of the day has the Houston Astros (80-73) hosting the Texas Rangers (83-69) at 8PM ET. The Astros have Scott Kazmir (7-10, 2.73 ERA) on the mound to face Yancy Gallardo (12-11, 3.41) of the Rangers. The Rangers have a 3.5-game lead on Houston in the AL West. According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Astros are favored at home, as they are getting odds of -130 to win, while the Rangers are getting a money line of +120 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 8 runs. Texas has won seven straight over Houston this year and the two have pushed or hit the over in four straight meetings.
The Chicago Cubs (89-63) host the Pittsburgh Pirates (93-60) in the anticipated NL Wild Card game. The Cubs have Jon Lester (10-11, 3.46) on the mound to face Gerrit Cole (17-8, 2.64) of the Pirates. Oddsmakers have the Cubs as the favorite to win this game, as they are getting odds of -115 to win, while the Pirates are getting a money line of +105 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has yet to be set. The Pirates have won 7 of their last 8 against the Cubs when Cole starts and 10 of their last 11 of Cole’s starts in general.
Another game of note has the Kansas City Royals (89-63) hosting the Cleveland Indians (75-76) at 8:10PM ET. The Royals have Edinson Volquez (13-8, 3.62) on the mound to face Carlos Carrasco (13-11, 3.62) of the Indians. Oddsmakers have Cleveland as a -115 favorite on the road, while the Royals have odds of +105 to win at home. The over/under total for the game has been set at 7.5 runs. The Royals have already clinched the AL Central while Cleveland is 4 games out of the Wild Card race. The Royals have won 7 of Volquez’ last 8 home starts and these two are 12-5-1 with the over in their last 18 meetings.
For more baseball odds from today, click on our MLB Odds Page.
Want More From TheSpread.com? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook or Subscribe to Our News Feeds!