Last Updated on May 6, 2011 11:15 am by nate
Friday MLB Opening Odds
The Spread) – The Philadelphia Phillies have won three games in a row and the Atlanta Braves are winners of five straight as the two teams open a series Friday night at Citizens Bank Park, one of 15 games on a full MLB schedule.
The Phillies, coming off a sweep of the Washington Nationals, are -150 favorites and the Braves are +140 underdogs according to online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com. The over/under total for this game is currently set at 7.5 runs and the opening pitch is set for 7:05PM EST.
Pitching for Philadelphia will be the left-handed Cliff Lee, who is 2-2 with a 3.66 earned-run average in six starts so far this season. Atlanta counters with Derek Lowe, who is 2-3 with a 3.72 ERA in seven starts. According to the latest MLB betting trends, Lowe is 7-5 with a 3.17 ERA in 19 appearances (15 starts) versus the Phillies in his career. Lee allowed 6 earned runs on 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings to take the loss in his only career start against the Braves.
Elsewhere in the National League, the Chicago Cubs host the Cincinnati Reds at 2:25PM EST. The Cubs are -126 favorites and the over-under is still yet to be determined. The St. Louis Cardinals are home versus the Milwaukee Brewers at 8:20PM EST. St. Louis is a -146 favorite with an over-under of 7.5.
The San Francisco Giants send Matt Cain to the mound as they host Ubaldo Jimenez and the Colorado Rockies at 10:15PM EST. San Francisco is a -113 favorite and the over-under is 6.5. According to current MLB betting information, 51 percent of bets are currently on the Rockies +106.
In the American League, the New York Yankees travel to play the Texas Rangers at 8:05PM EST. The Rangers are -110 favorites with an over-under of 10.5.
MLB Opening Odds & Totals for Friday, May 6, 2011
901 Cincinnati Reds +116 (7)
902 Chicago Cubs -126
903 Atlanta Braves +146 (7)
904 Philadelphia Phillies -156
905 Houston Astros +108 (7.5)
906 Pittsburgh Pirates -118
907 Washington Nationals +145 (7.5)
908 Florida Marlins -155
909 Los Angeles Dodgers +107 (7.5)
910 New York Mets -117
911 Milwaukee Brewers +136 (7.5)
912 St. Louis Cardinals -146
913 Arizona Diamondbacks +127 (7)
914 San Diego Padres -137
915 Colorado Rockies +105 (6.5)
916 San Francicso Giants -115
917 Minnesota Twins +132 (9.5)
918 Boston Red Sox -142
919 Detroit Tigers +104 (9)
920 Toronto Blue Jays -114
921 Tampa Bay Rays +105 (8)
922 Baltimore Orioles -115
923 New York Yankees +100 (10.5)
924 Texas Rangers -110
925 Oakland Athletics -118 (8.5)
926 Kansas City Royals +108
927 Cleveland Indians -115 (8.5)
928 Los Angeles Angels +105
929 Chicago White Sox +160 (6.5)
930 Seattle Mariners -170
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