by Big Al Staff
Thursday, Jun 30, 2022The Thursday sports card features MLB and CFL action.
Major League Baseball has eight games on its schedule. The Cleveland Guardians host the Minnesota Twins at 1:10 PM ET. The Guardians had been on a five-game losing streak, but they won two of their last three games after a 7-6 victory in ten innings over the Twins yesterday. They raised their record to 38-34 with the win. Minnesota has lost two of its last three games to drop to 43-35. Shane Bieber takes the ball for Cleveland against Chris Archer for the Twins. The Guardians are a -150 money line favorite with the total set at 8.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise).
The Philadelphia Phillies play at home against the Atlanta Braves at 6:05 PM ET. The Phillies have lost two in a row after their 4-1 loss at home to the Braves yesterday. Their record dropped to 39-37 with the setback. Atlanta has won five of seven games to improve to 44-32 on the season. Philadelphia turns to Aaron Nola in their starting rotation against the Braves Ian Anderson. The Phillies are a -150 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.
The New York Yankees travel to Houston to play the Astros at 6:10 PM ET. The Yankees are on a four-game winning streak after beating Oakland yesterday, 5-3. They are in first place in the AL East with a 56-20 record. The Astros won for the fourth time in their last five games with a 2-0 victory in New York against the Mets on Wednesday. They have a 47-27 record. Luis Severino takes the mound for the Yankees against Luis Garcia of the Astros. New York is a -125 money line road favorite with a total of 8.
The Milwaukee Brewers visit Pittsburgh to play the Pirates at 7:05 PM ET. The Brewers are on a four-game winning streak after their 5-3 victory in Tampa Bay against the Rays yesterday. They have a 44-33 record. The Pirates ended a five-game losing streak with their 8-7 victory at Washington on Wednesday. Milwaukee gives the ball to Adrian Houser to pitch against Pittsburgh’s J.T. Brubaker. The Brewers are a -130 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8.
The Tampa Bay Rays play at Toronto against the Blue Jays at 7:07 PM ET. The Rays lost two in a row after their 5-3 loss to Milwaukee yesterday. They have a 40-34 record. The Blue Jays’ two-game winning streak ended with a 6-4 loss at home to Boston on Wednesday. Toronto’s record fell to 42-33 with the setback. Yusei Kikuchi pitches for the Blue Jays against a starting pitcher yet to be named.
The Chicago Cubs are at home against the Cincinnati Reds at 8:05 PM ET. The Cubs won for the second time in their last three games with a 7-2 victory at home against the Reds yesterday. The win improved their record to 29-46. Cincinnati fell to 26-48 with the loss. Chicago turns to Kyle Hendricks to duel the Reds Graham Ashcraft. The Cubs are a -125 money line favorite.
Two MLB games conclude the card at 10:10 PM ET. The Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Diego Padres on FS1. The Dodgers ended a two-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory at Colorado yesterday. They lead the NL West with a 46-26 record. The Padres ended a three-game losing streak with their 4-0 shutout win at Arizona on Wednesday. They are 2 1/2 games behind Los Angeles in the division with a 46-31 record with five more games played. Mitch White pitches for the Dodgers against Joe Musgrove for San Diego. Los Angeles is a -125 money line favorite with a total of 8.
The Seattle Mariners play at home against the Oakland A’s. The Mariners won for the seventh time in their last nine games with their 9-3 victory against Baltimore yesterday. They improved to 36-41 with the victory. The A’s lost their third straight game with their loss on the road to the Yankees on Wednesday. They fell to 25-52. The Mariners have Logan Gilbert take the mound against Oakland’s Adrian Martinez. Seattle is a -225 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.
The fourth week of the Canadian Football League kicks off with one game. The British Columbia Lions travel to Ottawa to play the Redblacks on ESPN2 at 7:30 PM ET. The Lions improved to 2-0 this season with their 44-3 victory at home against Toronto as a 4-point favorite on Saturday. The Redblacks have lost their first two games to begin the season after playing on June 17th in a 19-12 loss at home to Winnipeg as a 1-point underdog. British Columbia is a 2.5-point road favorite with a total of 47.5.
Major League Baseball has eight games on its schedule. The Cleveland Guardians host the Minnesota Twins at 1:10 PM ET. The Guardians had been on a five-game losing streak, but they won two of their last three games after a 7-6 victory in ten innings over the Twins yesterday. They raised their record to 38-34 with the win. Minnesota has lost two of its last three games to drop to 43-35. Shane Bieber takes the ball for Cleveland against Chris Archer for the Twins. The Guardians are a -150 money line favorite with the total set at 8.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise).
The Philadelphia Phillies play at home against the Atlanta Braves at 6:05 PM ET. The Phillies have lost two in a row after their 4-1 loss at home to the Braves yesterday. Their record dropped to 39-37 with the setback. Atlanta has won five of seven games to improve to 44-32 on the season. Philadelphia turns to Aaron Nola in their starting rotation against the Braves Ian Anderson. The Phillies are a -150 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.
The New York Yankees travel to Houston to play the Astros at 6:10 PM ET. The Yankees are on a four-game winning streak after beating Oakland yesterday, 5-3. They are in first place in the AL East with a 56-20 record. The Astros won for the fourth time in their last five games with a 2-0 victory in New York against the Mets on Wednesday. They have a 47-27 record. Luis Severino takes the mound for the Yankees against Luis Garcia of the Astros. New York is a -125 money line road favorite with a total of 8.
The Milwaukee Brewers visit Pittsburgh to play the Pirates at 7:05 PM ET. The Brewers are on a four-game winning streak after their 5-3 victory in Tampa Bay against the Rays yesterday. They have a 44-33 record. The Pirates ended a five-game losing streak with their 8-7 victory at Washington on Wednesday. Milwaukee gives the ball to Adrian Houser to pitch against Pittsburgh’s J.T. Brubaker. The Brewers are a -130 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8.
The Tampa Bay Rays play at Toronto against the Blue Jays at 7:07 PM ET. The Rays lost two in a row after their 5-3 loss to Milwaukee yesterday. They have a 40-34 record. The Blue Jays’ two-game winning streak ended with a 6-4 loss at home to Boston on Wednesday. Toronto’s record fell to 42-33 with the setback. Yusei Kikuchi pitches for the Blue Jays against a starting pitcher yet to be named.
The Chicago Cubs are at home against the Cincinnati Reds at 8:05 PM ET. The Cubs won for the second time in their last three games with a 7-2 victory at home against the Reds yesterday. The win improved their record to 29-46. Cincinnati fell to 26-48 with the loss. Chicago turns to Kyle Hendricks to duel the Reds Graham Ashcraft. The Cubs are a -125 money line favorite.
Two MLB games conclude the card at 10:10 PM ET. The Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Diego Padres on FS1. The Dodgers ended a two-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory at Colorado yesterday. They lead the NL West with a 46-26 record. The Padres ended a three-game losing streak with their 4-0 shutout win at Arizona on Wednesday. They are 2 1/2 games behind Los Angeles in the division with a 46-31 record with five more games played. Mitch White pitches for the Dodgers against Joe Musgrove for San Diego. Los Angeles is a -125 money line favorite with a total of 8.
The Seattle Mariners play at home against the Oakland A’s. The Mariners won for the seventh time in their last nine games with their 9-3 victory against Baltimore yesterday. They improved to 36-41 with the victory. The A’s lost their third straight game with their loss on the road to the Yankees on Wednesday. They fell to 25-52. The Mariners have Logan Gilbert take the mound against Oakland’s Adrian Martinez. Seattle is a -225 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.
The fourth week of the Canadian Football League kicks off with one game. The British Columbia Lions travel to Ottawa to play the Redblacks on ESPN2 at 7:30 PM ET. The Lions improved to 2-0 this season with their 44-3 victory at home against Toronto as a 4-point favorite on Saturday. The Redblacks have lost their first two games to begin the season after playing on June 17th in a 19-12 loss at home to Winnipeg as a 1-point underdog. British Columbia is a 2.5-point road favorite with a total of 47.5.
