Friday’s MLB Odds
(TheSpread) – The 2012 MLB Schedule for Friday features the usual set of 15 games. Here is a look at the odds and pitching matchups for each contest.
The American League, the featured game is a rivalry contest with the Boston Red Sox hosting the New York Yankees at 7:10PM ET (View Matchup). The Red Sox are sending Josh Beckett to the mound to face Hiroki Kuroda of the Yankees. According to oddsmakers, the Red Sox have odds of -115 to win, while the Yankees have a money line of +105. The over/under total for this game has been set at 9.5 runs. The Yankees are 49-32 overall and 24-16 on the road while the Red Sox are 42-40 overall and 21-21 at home. New York has won five of its last six against Boston.
The featured game in the National League has the Pittsburgh Pirates hosting the San Francisco Giants at 7:05PM ET (View Matchup). The Giants will place Barry Zito on the mound to face Erik Bedard of the Pirates. According to oddsmakers, the Pirates are favored to win this game, as they have odds of -125, while the Giants have a money line of +115. The over/under total for this game has been set at 8.5 runs. The Giants are 45-38 overall and 19-22 on the road while Pittsburgh is 46-36 overall and 27-13 at home. The Giants have won three of the last five against the Pirates.
For odds and goal totals for each of Friday’s games, see below.
2012 MLB Odds for Friday, July 6
National League
901 Atlanta Braves -125 (9) (Hudson)
902 Philadelphia Phillies +115 (Kendrick)
903 San Francisco Giants +115 (8.5) (Zito)
904 Pittsburgh Pirates -125 (Bedard)
905 Colorado Rockies +195 (7.5) (Pomeranz)
906 Washington Nationals -215 (Strasburg)
907 Chicago Cubs +155 (7.5) (Wood)
908 New York Mets -165 (Santana)
909 Milwaukee Brewers -125 (9) (Gallardo)
910 Houston Astros +115 (Happ)
911 Miami Marlins +135 (9.5) (Nolasco)
912 St. Louis Cardinals -145 (Westbrook)
913 Los Angeles Dodgers -110 (7.5) (Kershaw)
914 Arizona Diamondbacks +100 (Collmenter)
915 Cincinnati Reds -140 (7) (Arroyo)
916 San Diego Padres +130 (Wells)
American League
917 Tampa Bay Rays +115 (8.5) (Cobb)
918 Cleveland Indians -125 (Masterson)
919 Kansas City Royals +155 (10) (Sanchez)
920 Detroit Tigers -165 (Smyly)
921 New York Yankees +105 (9.5) (Kuroda)
922 Boston Red Sox -115 (Beckett)
923 Minnesota Twins +125 (10) (Liriano)
924 Texas Rangers -135 (Perez)
925 Toronto Blue Jays +140 (9) (Laffey)
926 Chicago White Sox -150 (Peavy)
927 Baltimore Orioles N/A (Eveland)
928 Los Angeles Angels N/A (Wilson)
929 Seattle Mariners +135 (7) (Millwood)
930 Oakland Athletics -145 (Milone)
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