Friday’s MLB Odds
LAS VEGAS, NV (TheSpread) – The MLB Schedule for Friday has a full slate of games. Here is a look at the odds for the top games taking place.
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The featured game of the day has the St. Louis Cardinals (86-47) hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates (79-53) at 8:15PM ET. The Pirates have J.A. Happ (7-7, 4.10 ERA) on the mound to face Carlos Martinez (13-6, 2.91) of the Cardinals. According to oddsmakers at GTBets, the Cardinals are favored at home, as they are getting odds of -145 to win, while the Pirates have a money line of +135 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 7.5 runs. The Pirates are actually 30-12 in their last 42 Friday games while the Cardinals are 9-2 in their last 11 games overall.
Another featured game has the Houston Astros (73-61) hosting the Minnesota Twins (69-64) at 8:10PM ET. The Astros have Collin McHugh (14-7, 3.92) on the mound to face Mike Pelfrey (6-8, 3.85) of the Twins. Oddsmakers have the Astros favored at home, as they are getting odds of -190 to win, while the Twins are getting a money line of +175 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 8 runs. The Twins have won 8 of their last 11 games in Houston and 10 of their last 13 games overall. The Astros have hit the under in 9 of McHugh’s last 11 starts.
The final game of note has the New York Yankees (74-58) hosting the Tampa Bay Rays (66-67) at 7:05PM ET. The Rays have Jake Odorizzi (6-7, 3.18) on the mound to face Luis Severino (2-2, 2.17). The oddsmakers have the Yankees as a -150 favorite at home, while the Rays are getting a money line of +140 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 8 runs. Tampa Bay is just 2-6 in its last 8 games at New York while the Yankees are 8-3 in their last 11 Friday games.
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