Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and CFL Previews and Odds - 07/01/2022

by Big Al Staff

Friday, Jul 01, 2022
The Friday sports card features MLB and CFL action.

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The Boston Red Sox travel to Chicago to play the Cubs at 2:20 PM ET. Rich Hill takes the mound for the Red Sox against Adrian Sampson for the Cubs. The Toronto Blue Jays host the Tampa Bay Rays at 3:07 PM ET. The Blue Jays turn to Jose Berrios in their starting rotation against the Rays Corey Kluber. Toronto is a -130 money line favorite with the total set at 9 (all odds from DraftKings). 

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:05 PM ET. St. Louis visits Philadelphia with Miles Mikolas pitching for the Cardinals against Bailey Falter for the Phillies. The Cardinals are a -145 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9.5. Washington is at home against Miami with the Nationals sending out Josiah Gray against the Marlins Trevor Rogers. Washington is a -125 money line favorite with a total of 9. The Atlanta Braves play at Cincinnati against the Reds at 6:40 PM ET. Max Fried takes the ball for the Braves against Mike Minor for the Reds. Atlanta is a -255 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9.5. 

The Milwaukee Brewers travel to Pittsburgh to play the Pirates at 7:05 PM ET. The Brewers turn to Corbin Burnes to face off against the Pirates Roansy Contreras. Milwaukee is a -195 money line road favorite with a total of 7.5. Three more MLB games start at 7:10 PM ET. New York is at home against Texas with Chris Bassitt pitching for the Mets against Glenn Otto for the Rangers. The Mets are a -190 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. New York visits Cleveland with the Yankees pitching Gerrit Cole against the Guardians Aaron Civil. The Yankees are a -215 money line road favorite with a total of 8. Kansas City plays at Detroit with Brad Keller pitching for the Royals against a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Tigers. 

Three MLB games begin at 8:10 PM ET. Minnesota is at home against Baltimore with the Twins turning to Joe Ryan to battle against the Orioles Spenser Watkins. Minnesota is a -225 money line favorite with an over/under of 9. Colorado hosts Arizona with Antonio Senzatela pitching for the Rockies against Merrill Kelly of the Diamondbacks. The Rockies are a -125 money line favorite with a total of 11.5. Houston plays at home against Los Angeles with the Astros turning to Cristian Javier to pitch against the Angels Michael Lorenzen. Houston is a -155 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. 

Two MLB games start at 10:10 PM ET. Los Angeles is at home against San Diego with Tony Gonsolin pitching for the Dodgers against Blake Snell of the Padres. The Dodgers are a -175 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. Seattle plays at home against Oakland with the Mariners pitching Marco Gonzales against the A’s James Kaprielian. The Mariners are a -200 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. The San Francisco Giants host the Chicago White Sox at 10:15 PM ET. Alex Cobb pitches for the Giants against Lance Lynn for the White Sox. San Francisco is a -150 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

The fourth week in the Canadian Football League continues with one game in a battle of winless teams with Hamilton hosting Edmonton at 7:30 PM ET. The Tiger-Cats lost their third game in a row this season with a 26-13 loss at Winnipeg as a 5.5-point underdog on Friday. The Elks lost their third straight game on Saturday in a 30-23 loss at Calgary as a 9-point underdog. Hamilton is a 7.5-point favorite with an over/under of 46.5. 

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