Big Al's Daily Angle: NHL, NCAAB and MLB Previews and Odds - 04/08/2024

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Apr 08, 2024
The Monday sports card features NHL, NCAAB, and MLB action.

The National Hockey League has two games on its slate. The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:07 p.m. ET as a -162 money-line favorite, with the total set at 6.5 (all odds from DraftKings). The Vancouver Canucks play at home against the Vegas Golden Knights at 10:07 p.m. ET as a -120 money-line favorite with an over/under of 6. 

The college basketball season concludes with the national championship game at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Connecticut battles Purdue on TBS at 9:20 p.m. ET as a 7-point favorite with a total of 145.5.

The Monday card in Major League Baseball has 13 games on its schedule. The Cleveland Guardians are at home against the Chicago White Sox at 5:10 p.m. ET. The Guardians send out Triston McKenzie to pitch against a White Sox starting pitcher yet to be named. The New York Yankees host the Miami Marlins at 6:05 p.m. ET. Nestor Cortes takes the ball for the Yankees to duel against Jesus Luzardo for the Marlins. New York is a -162 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. Two more MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. Cincinnati plays at home against Milwaukee, with the Reds turning to Graham Ashcraft to pitch against the Brewers’ Aaron Ashby. The Reds are a -115 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. Pittsburgh is at home against Detroit, with Mitch Keller taking the mound for the Pirates to face Reese Olson for the Tigers. The Pirates are a -125 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Toronto Blue Jays host the Seattle Mariners at 7:07 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays send out Jose Berrios to battle against the Mariners’ Luis Castillo. Toronto is a -120 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Atlanta Braves play at home against the New York Mets at 7:20 p.m. ET. Charlie Morton takes the hill for the Braves to face Julio Teheran for the Mets. Atlanta is a -225 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers travel to Minnesota to play the Twins at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Dodgers send out James Paxton to challenge the Twins’ Bailey Ober. Los Angeles is a -148 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. The St. Louis Cardinals are home against the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:45 p.m. ET. Miles Mikolas takes the mound for the Cardinals to battle against Spencer Turnbull for the Phillies. St. Louis is a -118 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. 

The Houston Astros play in Texas against the Rangers at 8:05 p.m. ET. The Astros tap Framber Valdez to challenge the Rangers’ Andrew Heaney. Houston is a -142 money-line road favorite with a total of 10. The Arizona Diamondbacks are in Colorado to play the Rockies at 8:40 p.m. ET. Zac Gallen takes the ball for the Diamondbacks to pitch against Kyle Freeland for the Rockies. Arizona is a -180 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 10.5. The Tampa Bay Rays visit Los Angeles to play the Angels at 9:38 p.m. ET. The Rays send out Zach Eflin to pitch against the Angels’ Tyler Anderson. Tampa Bay is a -142 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. The San Diego Padres are home against the Chicago Cubs at 9:40 p.m. ET. Yu Darvish takes the mound for the Padres to face Javier Assad for the Cubs. San Diego is a -142 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The San Francisco Giants host the Washington Nationals at 9:45 p.m. ET. The Giants turn to Blake Snell to go against the Nationals’ Trevor Williams. San Francisco is a -238 money-line favorite with a total of 8. 


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