2014 MLB Opening Odds & Over/Under Totals for Monday, August 25

Monday’s MLB Odds

LAS VEGAS, NV (TheSpread) – The MLB schedule for Monday features a total of 10 games. Here is a breakdown of the featured games on today’s schedule.

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The featured game of the day has the Pittsburgh Pirates hosting the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:05PM ET. The Cardinals have John Lackey (1-1) on the mound to face Francisco Liriano (3-10) of the Pirates. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Oddsmakers have the Pirates favored at home, as they have odds of -120 to win, while the Cardinals have a money line of +110 to win. The over/under total has been set at 7 runs. St. Louis is 70-59 overall and 31-33 on the road while Pittsburgh is 67-63 overall and 40-26 at home. St. Louis has won four of its last five against Pittsburgh, but the home team has won six of the last eight between these two.

Another featured game on Monday has the Kansas City Royals hosting the New York Yankees at 7PM ET. The Royals have James Shields (12-6) on the mound to face Michael Pineda (2-2) of the Yankees. Oddsmakers have the Royals favored at home, as they have odds of -135 to win, while the Yankees have a money line of +125 to win. The over/under total has been set at 7.5 runs. New York is 67-61 overall and 34-30 on the road while Kansas City is 72-57 overall and 33-28 at home. Kansas City has won two of three meetings with New York this year and the home team has won four of the last five between these two.

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Another game of note has the Baltimore Orioles hosting the Tampa Bay Rays at 7:05PM ET. The Orioles have Chris Tillman (10-5) on the mound to face Jake Odorizzi (9-10) of the Rays. Oddsmakers have the Orioles favored at home, as they have odds of -130 to win. Tampa Bay has been given a money line of +120 to win, while the over/under total is listed at 8 runs. Baltimore is 73-55 on the season and 34-26 at home while Tampa Bay is 64-66 overall and 35-30 on the road. Tampa Bay has won three of its last four against Baltimore and the road team has won eight of the last 10 between these two.

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