MLB Baseball Opening Odds, Lines & Totals for Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Tuesday MLB Opening Odds

(The Spread) – The opening odds for Tuesday’s MLB games are out, including the line for the Tigers and Rays’ matchup.

The Rays have opened as –190 money line home favorites against the Tigers, who are +180 on the ML. David Price will take the mound for Tampa Bay and will oppose Detroit’s Brad Penny, who is 8-9 on the year with a 4.97 ERA. The Tigers are now 5-0 in their last five games against the Rays.

The Red Sox will try to bounce back tonight against the Rangers, who put Boston on Monday night. Texas is a –150 money line favorite versus Boston, which is +140 on the ML. The BoSox are now 0-5 in their last five games against the Rangers and 0-5 in their last five meetings with Texas overall.

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Switching leagues, the Giants return home tonight after a disastrous road trip. They’ll take on their NL West rivals the Padres, who will throw Mat Latos against Matt Cain at 10:15PM ET. According to latest MLB trends, San Francisco is 0 for its last nine during Game 1 of a series and 1-6 in its last seven games following a win.

Also in the NL, the Phillies are –185 money line favorites versus the Mets, who are +173 on the ML. The over is 5-0-1 in the last six meetings between these two teams, while the Mets are 1-4 in their last five road games against Philadelphia.

For a complete list of opening odds and totals for Tuesday’s MLB games, see below.

MLB Opening Odds & Totals for Tuesday, August 23, 2011

901 Milwaukee Brewers –140 (8.5)

902 Pittsburgh Pirates +130

903 Arizona Diamondbacks –105 (7.5)

904 Washington Nationals –105

905 New York Mets +180 (8)

906 Philadelphia Phillies –190

907 Cincinnati Reds –135 (7.5)

908 Florida Marlins +125

909 Atlanta Braves -130

910 Chicago Cubs +120

911 Los Angeles Dodgers –120 (7)

912 St. Louis Cardinals +110

913 Houston Astros +135 (9)

914 Colorado Rockies -145

915 San Diego Padres +130 (6)

916 San Francisco Giants –140

917 Kansas City Royals +170 (8.5)

918 Toronto Blue Jays -180

919 Seattle Mariners

920 Cleveland Indians

921 Oakland A’s +180 (9.5)

922 New York Yankees –190

923 Detroit Tigers +180 (8)

924 Tampa Bay Rays –190

925 Boston Red Sox +140 (10)

926 Texas Rangers –150

927 Baltimore Orioles +130 (9)

928 Minnesota Twins -140

929 Chicago White Sox +135 (7)

930 Los Angeles Angels -145

931 Seattle Mariners +190 (7.5)

932 Cleveland Indians -210

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