2014 MLB Opening Odds & Over/Under Totals for Friday, September 5

Friday’s MLB Odds

LAS VEGAS, NV (TheSpread) – The MLB schedule for Friday features a full set of 15 games. Here is a preview of the top games on the schedule.

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The featured game of the day has the Milwaukee Brewers hosting the St. Louis Cardinals at 8:10PM ET. The Brewers have Mike Fiers (4-2) on the mound to face John Lackey (2-1) of the Cardinals. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Brewers are the slight favorite at home, as they have odds of -120 to win, while the Cardinals have a money line of +110 for the game. The over/under total has been listed at 8 runs. Milwaukee is 73-67 on the season and 36-32 at home while St. Louis is 77-63 overall and 33-35 on the road. St. Louis has won six of its last eight against the Brewers and the two have hit the over in eight of their last 10 meetings.

Another featured game today has the Detroit Tigers hosting the San Francisco Giants at 7:08PM ET. The Giants have Jake Peavy (3-4) on the mound to face Rick Porcello (3-10) of the Tigers. Oddsmakers have the Tigers favored at home, as they have odds of -125 to win. San Francisco has been given a money line of +115 for this game. The over/under total is listed at 8.5 runs. Detroit is 77-63 overall and 35-30 at home while San Francisco is 76-64 overall and 38-31 on the road. These two haven’t met since the 2012 World Series. San Francisco comes in winners in seven of their last nine while Detroit has won six of its last nine.

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The final game of note today has the New York Yankees hosting the Kansas City Royals at 7:05PM ET. The Yankees have Michael Pineda (3-3) on the mound to face James Shields (12-7) of the Royals. Oddsmakers have the Yankees favored at home, as they have odds of -125 to win, while the Royals have odds of +115 to prevail. The over/under total for this game has been set at 8.5 runs. Kansas City is 77-61 overall and 39-29 on the road while New York is 72-66 overall and 35-32 at home. These two have split four meetings this season, but the Yankees have won four of their last six against the Royals overall.

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