Friday’s MLB Odds
LAS VEGAS, NV (TheSpread) – The MLB schedule for Friday has a full set of 15 games taking place. Here is a breakdown of the top games on today’s schedule.
The featured game today is a battle in the AL Central with the Kansas City Royals hosting the Detroit Tigers at 8PM ET. The Tigers have Justin Verlander (13-12) on the mound to face Jason Vargas (11-9) of the Royals. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Royals are favored at home, as they have odds of -120 to win, while the Tigers have a money line of +110 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 8 runs. Detroit is 84-68 overall and 43-35 on the road while Kansas City is 83-68 overall and 41-36 at home. The Tigers have a ½ game lead on Kansas City in the AL Central. Detroit has won six of its last eight against the Royals this season and the two have hit the under in five of their last six meetings.
Another featured game today has the Pittsburgh Pirates hosting the Milwaukee Brewers at 7:05PM ET. The Pirates have Jeff Locke (7-5) on the mound to face Yovani Gallardo (8-10) of the Brewers. Oddsmakers have Pittsburgh favored at home, as the Pirates have odds of -115 to win, while the Brewers have a money line of +105 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 7.5 runs. Pittsburgh is 82-70 on the season and 49-29 at home while Milwaukee is 79-73 overall and 38-36 on the road. The road team has won four of the last five between these two and they have hit the over in four of their last six meetings.
The final game of note today has the New York Yankees hosting the Toronto Blue Jays at 7:05PM ET. The Yankees have Hiroki Kuroda (10-9) on the mound to face Mark Buehrle (12-9) of the Jays. Oddsmakers have the Yankees favored at home, as they have odds of -140 to win, while the Blue Jays have a money line of +130 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 7.5 runs. New York is 78-74 on the season and 39-35 at home while Toronto is 77-75 overall and 36-42 on the road. Toronto has won four of its last six against New York, but the Yankees won the series opener 3-2 on Thursday. These two have hit the under in three straight meetings.
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