Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and CFL Previews and Odds - 07/02/2022

by Big Al Staff

Saturday, Jul 02, 2022
The Saturday sports card features MLB and CFL action.

Major League Baseball has 17 games on its schedule. The Tampa Bay Rays visit Toronto to play the Blue Jays in the opening game of their doubleheader at 12:07 PM ET. Shane McClanahan takes the mound for the Rays against Kevin Gausman for the Blue Jays. The New York Yankees play at Cleveland against the Guardians in the first game of their doubleheader at 12:10 PM ET after their contest on Friday got postponed because of rain. The Yankees get Gerrit Cole on the mound for the early after he was scheduled yesterday. He faces the Guardians Kirk McCarty. The Minnesota Twins host the Baltimore Orioles at 2:10 PM ET. Sonny Gray pitches for the Twins against Jordan Lyles of the Orioles. Minnesota is a -225 money line favorite with the total set at 9 (all odds from DraftKings). 

Four MLB games throw out the first pitch at 4:05 PM ET. Philadelphia plays at home against St. Louis, with the Phillies pitching Kyle Gibson against the Cardinals Mathew Liberatore. The Phillies are a -130 money line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. San Francisco is at home against Chicago with Logan Webb taking the hill for the Giants against Dylan Cease of the White Sox. The Giants are a -140 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. Milwaukee travels to Washington with the Brewers pitching Aaron Ashby against the Pirates Bryse Wilson. Miami visits Washington with Daniel Castano going for the Marlins against Jackson Tetreault for the Nationals. Miami is a -120 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9.5. 

Five MLB games start at 4:10 PM ET. Seattle plays at home against Oakland on FS1 with George Kirby taking the ball for the Mariners against Paul Blackburn for the A’s. Seattle is a -180 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. Atlanta is at Cincinnati with the Braves turning to Spencer Strider against the Reds Tyler Mahle. The Braves are a -170 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9. Texas travels to New York with Martin Perez pitching for the Rangers against Trevor Williams for the Mets. Kansas City plays at Detroit with the Royals tapping Kris Bubic to go against the Tigers Beau Brieske. Houston hosts Los Angeles with Jose Urquidy pitching for the Astros against Patrick Sandoval for the Angels. 

The Rays pitch Drew Rasmussen against the Blue Jays Thomas Hatch in the second game of their doubleheader at 6:07 PM ET. The Yankees send out Nestor Cortes to pitch against the Guardians Aaron Civale in the nightcap of their twin bill at 6:10 PM ET. New York is a -150 money line road favorite with a total of 8. 

The Fox broadcast has two regional games at 7:15 PM ET. Boston plays at Chicago with Josh Winckowski pitching for the Red Sox against Alec Mills for the Cubs. The Red Sox are a -140 money line road favorite. Los Angeles hosts San Diego with Tyler Anderson taking the mound for the Dodgers against Yu Darvish for the Padres. The Dodgers are a -150 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The Colorado Rockies play at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks at 9:10 PM ET to close out the card. The Rockies give the ball to Austin Gomber to duel against the Diamondbacks' Dallas Kuechel. Colorado is a -140 money line favorite with a total of 12.

Week 4 in the Canadian Football League continues with the Saskatchewan Roughriders playing at home against the Montreal Alouettes on ESPN2 at 7 PM ET. The Alouettes upset the Roughriders in Montreal on June 23rd, 37-13, as a 2.5-point underdog. Saskatchewan is a 4.5-point favorite with an over/under of 46.

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