Saturday’s MLB Odds
LAS VEGAS, NV (TheSpread) – The MLB schedule for Saturday features a total of 16 games with one doubleheader taking place. Here is a look at the featured games of the day.
The featured game of the day has the Oakland Athletics hosting the Los Angeles Angels at 9:05PM ET. The Angels have C.J. Wilson (10-8) on the mound to face Jon Lester (13-8) of the Athletics. According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Oddsmakers have the Athletics favored at home, as they have odds of -160 to win, while the Angels have a money line of +150 to prevail. The over/under total for the game is listed at 7 runs. The Angels are 76-51 overall and 35-28 on the road while Oakland is 75-52 overall and 42-22 at home. Oakland has won seven of the 10 meetings with Los Angeles this season, and the home team has won seven of the last eight in this series. Oakland took Friday’s series opener, 5-3.
Another key game today has the Milwaukee Brewers hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates at 7:10PM ET. The Brewers have Wily Peralta (15-7) on the mound to face Edinson Volquez (10-7) of the Pirates. Oddsmakers have the Brewers favored at home, as they have odds of -145 to win, while the Pirates have odds of +135 to prevail. The over/under total is listed at 8 runs. Milwaukee is 71-57 on the season and 35-30 at home while Pittsburgh is 66-62 overall and 26-36 on the road. The Brewers have won seven of their last 10 against the Pirates, but Pittsburgh won Friday’s series opener 8-3.
Another big game of note has the Toronto Blue Jays hosting the Tampa Bay Rays at 1:07PM ET. The Jays have Mark Buehrle (11-8) on the mound to face Jeremy Hellickson (1-2) of the Rays. Oddsmakers have the Jays favored at home, as they have odds of -120 to win, while the Rays have a money line of +110 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 8.5 runs. Tampa Bay is 63-65 overall and 34-29 on the road while Toronto is 65-63 overall and 33-27 at home. With Friday’s 8-0 win, Tampa Bay has now won three straight over Toronto and the two have hit the over in six of their last eight meetings.
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