Thursday’s MLB Odds
LAS VEGAS, NV (TheSpread) – Thursday’s MLB Schedule features a total of 10 games. Here is a look at the odds for today’s top action.
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The featured game today has the Pittsburgh Pirates (71-47) hosting the San Francisco Giants (65-55) at 7:05PM ET. The Giants have Jake Peavy (3-5, 4.18) on the mound to face Charlie Morton (7-4, 4.36) of the Pirates. According to oddsmakers at GTBets, the Pirates are a -125 favorite at home against the Giants, while San Francisco has a money line of +115 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 8 runs. Pittsburgh has won all three meetings with the Giants this season and seven of the last nine overall meetings. The Pirates have hit the over in 11 of their last 15 home games.
The Houston Astros (66-55) look to improve their lead in the AL West tonight when they host the Tampa Bay Rays (59-61) at 8:10PM ET. The Rays have Chris Archer (10-9, 2.92) on the mound to face Collin McHugh (13-6, 4.09) of the Astros. Oddsmakers have the Astros as a -115 favorite at home in this game, while the Rays are getting a money line of +105 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 7 runs. The Rays are 19-7 in their last 16 meetings with the Astros and 11-4 in their last 15 games in Houston. The Astros have hit the under in 6 of their last 8 games.
The final game of note features two Wild Card contenders as the Detroit Tigers (58-61) host the Texas Rangers (61-58) at 7:08PM ET. The Tigers have Alfredo Simon (10-7, 4.84) on the mound to face Martin Perez (1-2, 5.29) of the Rangers. Oddsmakers have this game as even, as both the Rangers and Tigers are getting a money line of -105 to win. The over/under total for the contest has been set at 9 runs. The Tigers have been strong with the over as of late, hitting it in 18 of their last 26 home games and 8 of their last 10 Thursday games. The Rangers have hit the over in 6 of their last 8 on the road.
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