Thursday’s MLB Odds
LAS VEGAS, NV (TheSpread) – Thursday’s MLB action features a number in intriguing matchups, including the Pittsburgh Pirates looking to sweep the Detroit Tigers.
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The Pirates (44-33) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (39-38) at 1:08PM ET. They send Francisco Liriano (4-6, 3.21 ERA) to the mound to face Kyle Ryan (1-1, 4.56). According to oddsmakers at GTBets, Pittsburgh is the road favorite today, as the Pirates have odds of -125 to win, while the Tigers are getting odds of +115 at home. The over/under total has been set at 8 runs. The Pirates have hit the over in 7 of their last 9 games and the Tigers have hit the over in 8 straight following a loss.
The New York Mets (40-39) host the Chicago Cubs (41-35) today at 1:10PM ET in a key NL matchup on Thursday. The Mets have Jacob deGrom (8-5, 2.15) on the mound to face Jake Arrieta (7-5, 2.94) of the Cubs. Oddsmakers have the Mets as a -115 home favorite, while the Cubs are getting odds of +105 to win. The over/under total is listed at 6.5 runs. The Cubs have won all six meetings with the Mets this season, with New York being held to 1 run or less in four of the losses.
The AL Central has its top two teams meeting up tonight at 8:10PM ET as the Kansas City Royals (44-31) host the Minnesota Twins (41-37) at 8:10PM ET. The Twins have Kyle Gibson (5-6, 3.30) on the mound to face Chris Young (7-3, 2.71) of the Royals. Oddsmakers like the Royals at home, as Kansas City is getting odds of -150 to win, while the Twins are getting odds of +140 to prevail. The over/under total has been set at 7.5 runs. Of nine meetings this season, the Royals have won six of them and the road team has won four straight between these two.
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