Thursday’s MLB Odds
(TheSpread) – The MLB Schedule for Thursday features a total of 11 games. Here is a breakdown of the top games taking place today.
The featured game today has the Colorado Rockies hosting the New York Mets at 8:40PM ET. The Mets have Bartolo Colon (2-3) on the mound to face Juan Nicasio (2-1) of the Rockies. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Colorado is the favorite in this game, as the Rockies have a money line of -130 to win, while the Mets have odds of +120 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 10 runs. Colorado is 17-12 on the season and 8-4 at home while New York is 15-11 overall and 7-3 on the road. The Mets have won four straight meetings with the Rockies coming into this series.
Another featured today has the Miami Marlins hosting the Atlanta Braves at 7:10PM ET. The Braves have Ervin Santana (3-0) on the mound to face Henderson Alvarez (1-2) of the Marlins. Oddsmakers have the Braves favored on the road, as they have odds of -125 to win this game, while the Marlins have a money line of +115 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 7 runs. The Marlins are 13-14 overall and 11-4 at home while Atlanta is now 17-9 overall and 8-6 on the road. Miami has won the first two games in the series and three of the five meetings with Atlanta this season.
The third game of note today has the Minnesota Twins hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers at 1:10PM ET. The Dodgers have Dan Haren (3-0) on the mound to face Mike Pelfrey (0-2) of the Twins. Oddsmakers have the Dodgers are the favorite on the road, as they have odds of -145 to win, while the Twins have been given a money line of +135 to prevail. The over/under for runs has been set at 8.5. The Dodgers are 15-12 on the season and 9-3 on the road while Minnesota is 12-12 overall and 6-6 at home. The Dodgers won Wednesday’s series opener and the two will be playing a doubleheader today. Minnesota has actually won five of its last seven against the Dodgers.
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