Last Updated on April 5, 2010 8:00 am by Anthony Rome
MLB Opening Day Odds
Welcome to Opening Day, 2010! With the 2010 MLB Season ready to kick off, let’s take a look at the odds and pitching matchups for Opening Day around the league.
Opening Day gets kicked off in Washington, D.C. this year when the defending National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies will take on the Nationals at 12:05PM ET. Trade acquisition Roy Halladay will toe the rubber for the Phillies, while John Lannan will take the ball for the Nationals. Oddsmakers from online sports book BroburySports.com have made the Phillies a –210 moneyline favorite over the Nationals, who are +175.
An intriguing NL East matchup starts at 12:10PM ET in the Big Apple, when Johan Santana and the New York Mets will take on Joe Johnson and the Florida Marlins. The Mets are –120 on the moneyline, while the Marlins are EVEN.
One team expected to make a lot of noise this year is the Colorado Rockies, who will opening the season on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers at 1:10PM ET. The Rockies will throw youngster Ubaldo Jimenez against fellow rising star Yovani Gallardo. Oddsmakers have made the Brewers a –127 moneyline favorite against the Rockies, who are being offered at +107 (a serious value given how good Colorado should be this year).
In the American League, Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers are –105 on the moneyline against Zack Greinke and the Kansas City Royals, who are –115. Scott Baker and the Minnesota Twins are +115 against Jered Weaver and the Los Angeles Angels, who are –135.
ESPN2 will show two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants, who are –130 moneyline favorites over Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros, who are +110. First pitch in that game will go off at 6:05PM ET.
For a complete list of games, times, moneyline odds and pitching match ups for Opening Day, see below.
2010 MLB Opening Day Odds & Pitching Matchups – Monday, April 5, 2010
12:05PM ET
901 Philadelphia Phillies
Roy Halladay (R) -210
902 Washington Nationals
John Lannan (L) +175
12:10PM ET
903 Florida Marlins
Josh Johnson (R) EVEN
904 New York Mets
Johan Santana (L) -120
12:10PM ET
905 St. Louis Cardinals
Chris Carpenter (R) -155
906 Cincinnati Reds
Aaron Harang (R) +135
12:35PM ET
907 Los Angeles Dodgers
Vicente Padilla (R) -145
908 Pittsburgh Pirates
Zach Duke (L) +125
1:05PM ET
917 Cleveland Indians
Jake Westbrook (R) +145
918 Chicago White Sox
Mark Buehrle (L) -165
1:05PM ET
919 Toronto Blue Jays
Shaun Marcum (R) +120
920 Texas Rangers
Scott Feldman (R) -140
1:10PM ET
909 Colorado Rockies
Ubaldo Jimenez (R) +107
910 Milwaukee Brewers
Yovani Gallardo (R) -127
3:10PM ET
911 Chicago Cubs
Carlos Zambrano (R) +110
912 Atlanta Braves
Derek Lowe (R) -130
2:10PM ET
921 Detroit Tigers
Justin Verlander (R) -105
922 Kansas City Royals
Zack Greinke (R) -115
4:10PM ET
913 San Diego Padres
Jon Garland (R) +165
914 Arizona Diamondbacks
Dan Haren (R) -190
6:05PM ET
915 San Francisco Giants
Tim Lincecum (R) -130
916 Houston Astros
Roy Oswalt (R) +110
9:05PM ET
923 Minnesota Twins
Scott Baker (R) +115
924 Los Angeles Angels
Jered Weaver (R) -135
9:05PM ET
925 Seattle Mariners
Felix Hernandez (R) -125
926 Oakland Athletics
Ben Sheets (R) +105
Posted: 4/5/10 8:00AM ET