Thursday’s MLB Odds
(TheSpread) – Major League Baseball has just 8 games on the schedule for Thursday. Here is a look at the odds and pitching matchups for each game on the docket.
The American League, the featured game of the day has the Baltimore Orioles hosting the Tampa Bay Rays at 12:35PM ET (View Matchup). The Orioles have Chris Tillman on the mound to face James Shields of the Rays. According to oddsmakers, the Rays have odds of -115 to win, while the Orioles have odds of +105 to prevail. The over/under total has been set at 9 runs. Both teams come into the game at 51-47 overall. The Rays are 23-22 on the road while the Orioles are 23-24 at home. The Rays have now won five of their last six against Baltimore.
In the National League the featured game has the St. Louis Cardinals hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers at 1:45PM ET (View Matchup). The Dodgers are putting Chris Capuano on the mound to face Jake Westbrook of the Cardinals. According to oddsmakers, the Cardinals are favored to win, as they have odds of -140 to win while the Dodgers have been given a money line of +130. The over/under total for this game has been set at 9 runs. Los Angeles is 53-46 on the season and 24-26 on the road while St. Louis is 52-46 overall and 28-21 at home. St. Louis has won the last two against the Dodgers, but Los Angeles had won the previous eight meetings.
For odds and goal totals for each of Thursday’s games, see below.
2012 MLB Odds for Thursday, July 26
National League
901 Los Angeles Dodgers +130 (9) (Capuano)
902 St. Louis Dodgers -140 (Westbrook)
903 Pittsburgh Pirates -155 (8.5) (Burnett)
904 Houston Astros +145 (Keuchel)
905 Washington Nationals +120 (8) (Jackson)
906 Milwaukee Brewers -130 (Gallardo)
907 New York Mets +150 (9) (Harvey)
908 Arizona Diamondbacks -160 (Miley)
American League
909 Tampa Bay Rays -115 (9) (Shields)
910 Baltimore Orioles +105 (Tillman)
911 Oakland Athletics +110 (9) (Milone)
912 Toronto Blue Jays -120 (Laffey)
913 Detroit Tigers -165 (7.5) (Verlander)
914 Cleveland Indians +155 (McCallister)
915 Kansas City Royals +105 (7) (Mendoza)
916 Seattle Mariners -115 (Vargas)
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