Last Updated on April 23, 2011 11:15 am by nate
Saturday MLB Opening Odds
(The Spread) – An outstanding pitchup battle takes place in the National League today between the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants, one of 15 games on the MLB schedule.
Tim Hudson takes the hill for the Braves, sporting a 2-2 record and a 4.05 earned-run average. The Giants counter with two-time Cy Young award winner Tim Lincecum, who is 2-1 with a 1.67 ERA.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the Giants a -140 favorite and the over-under is 6.5. First pitch is set for 4:05PM EST.
According to the latest trends, Hudson is 5-4 with a 3.56 ERA in 13 career starts versus San Francisco. Lincecum is 6-2 with a 2.89 ERA in eight career starts versus the Braves.
In other National League action, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 Friday night and look to continue in the right direction today at 4:10PM EST. The Cardinals are -150 favorites and the over-under is 7.5. The Philadelphia Phillies are -110 favorites at 8:35PM EST, while the over-under rests at 7.
Over in the American League, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 Friday on a two-run walkoff home run courtesy of light-hitting John McDonald. The series continues today at 1:07PM EST with the Rays as -120 favorites and the over-under set at 7.5.
The Los Angeles Angels host the Boston Red Sox at 9:05PM EST. Los Angeles has lost the first two games in the series, but the Angels are -120 favorites tonight. The over-under is listed at 8.5.
Saturday MLB Opening Lines & Totals
951 Los Angeles Dodgers +110
952 Chicago Cubs -120
953 Arizona Diamondbacks +115 (8)
954 New York Mets -125
955 Cincinnati Reds +140 (7.5)
956 St. Louis Cardinals -150
957 Atlanta Braves +130 (6.5)
958 San Francisco Giants -140
959 Washington Nationals +120 (8)
960 Pittsburgh Pirates 130
961 Houston Astros +150 (7.5)
962 Milwaukee Brewers -160
963 Colorado Rockies -105 (9)
964 Florida Marlins -105
965 Philadelphia Phillies -110 (7)
966 San Diego Padres +100
967 Tampa Bay Rays -120 (7.5)
968 Toronto Blue Jays +110
969 Cleveland Indians +115 (8)
970 Minnesota Twins -125
971 Chicago White Sox -120 (9)
972 Detroit Tigers +110
973 New York Yankees -130 (9.5)
974 Baltimore Orioles +120
975 Kansas City Royals +187 (9)
976 Texas Rangers -205
977 Boston Red Sox +110 (8.5)
978 Los Angeles Angels -120
979 Oakland Athletics -125 (6.5)
980 Seattle Mariners +115
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