Tuesday’s MLB Odds
(TheSpread) – The 2012 MLB Schedule continues on Monday with 13 games taking place. Here is a look at the odds and pitching matchups for each contest.
The featured game of the day in the American League is a battle in the AL Central with Cleveland hosting Detroit at 7:05PM ET (View Matchup). The Indians have Ubaldo Jimenez on the mound to face Rick Porcello of the Tigers. Oddsmakers see this as an even matchup, with both teams getting a money line of -105. The over/under for the game has been set at 9 runs. Cleveland is 23-18 on the season and 11-12 at home while the Tigers are 20-21 overall and 9-9 on the road. The Tigers have won their last 10 against the Indians, but have failed to win back-to-back games in over a month and are coming off a win on Sunday.
The featured game in the National League has the Philadelphia Phillies hosting the Washington Nationals at 7:05PM ET (View Matchup). The Phillies have Roy Halladay on the mound taking on Jordan Zimmerman of the Nationals. According to oddsmakers, the Phillies are the favorite to win this game, as they have odds of -155, while the Nationals have odds of +145 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 6 runs. The Phillies are 21-22 overall and 10-12 at home while the Nationals are 25-17 overall and 10-9 on the road. With Monday’s win, Washington has amazingly won eight of its last nine against the Phillies.
For odds and goal totals for each of Tuesday’s games, see below.
2012 MLB Odds for Tuesday, May 22
National League
951 New York Mets +115 (7) (Dickey)
952 Pittsburgh Pirates -125 (McDonald)
953 Washington Nationals +145 (6) (Zimmerman)
954 Philadelphia Phillies -155 (Halladay)
955 Atlanta Braves -105 (8) (Beachy)
956 Cincinnati Reds -105 (Latos)
957 Colorado Rockies +125 (8) (Nicasio)
958 Miami Marlins -135 (Nolasco)
959 Chicago Cubs +110 (8) (Wood)
960 Houston Astros -120 (Happ)
961 San Francisco Giants +100 (7) (Cain)
962 Milwaukee Brewers -110 (Marcum)
963 San Diego Padres +155 (8) (Volquez)
964 St. Louis Cardinals -165 (Wainwright)
965 Los Angeles Dodgers +125 (9) (Harang)
966 Arizona Diamondbacks -135 (Cahill)
American League
967 Kansas City Royals +160 (9.5) (Hochevar)
968 New York Yankees -170 (Hughes)
969 Detroit Tigers -105 (9) (Porcello)
970 Cleveland Indians -105 (Jimenez)
971 Boston Red Sox -125 (9.5) (Doubront)
972 Baltimore Orioles +115 (Matusz)
973 Toronto Blue Jays +120 (8.5) (Hutchison)
974 Tampa Bay Rays -130 (Moore)
975 Minnesota Twins +155 (8.5) (Walters)
976 Chicago White Sox -165 (Floyd)
977 Los Angeles Angels -145 (6.5) (Wilson)
978 Oakland Athletics +135 (Godfrey)
979 Texas Rangers -160 (8) (Harrison)
980 Seattle Mariners +150 (Noesi)
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