Saturday’s MLB Odds
LAS VEGAS, NV (TheSpread) – The MLB schedule for Saturday has a full set of games taking place. Here is a breakdown of the featured games on the slate.
The featured game today is a battle in the AL Central with the Kansas City Royals hosting the Detroit Tigers at 1:05PM ET. The Tigers have Max Scherzer (16-5) on the mound to face James Shields (14-7) of the Royals. According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, 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 7 runs. Detroit is 85-68 overall and 44-35 on the road while Kansas City is 83-69 overall and 41-37 at home. The Tigers have a 1½ game lead on Kansas City in the AL Central. Detroit has won seven of its last nine against the Royals, including an emphatic 10-1 win on Friday night.
Another featured game today has the Pittsburgh Pirates hosting the Milwaukee Brewers at 7:05PM ET. The Pirates have Edinson Volquez (12-7) on the mound to face Matt Garza (8-8) of the Brewers. Oddsmakers have Pittsburgh favored at home, as the Pirates have odds of -130 to win, while the Brewers have a money line of +120 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 7.5 runs. Pittsburgh is 83-70 on the season and 50-29 at home while Milwaukee is 79-74 overall and 38-37 on the road. The road team has won four of the last six between these two, but Pittsburgh took Friday’s series opener, 4-2.
The final game of note today has the New York Yankees hosting the Toronto Blue Jays at 4:05PM ET. The Yankees have Chris Capuano (2-3) on the mound to face Marcus Stroman (10-6) of the Jays. Oddsmakers have the Jays favored on the road, as they have odds of -110 to win, while the Yankees have odds of +100 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 8 runs. New York is 79-74 on the season and 40-35 at home while Toronto is 77-76 overall and 36-43 on the road. Toronto has won four of its last seven against New York, but the Yankees have won the first two games in this weekend series, including a 5-3 win on Friday night.
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