Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and CFL Previews and Odds - 07/04/2022

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Jul 04, 2022
The Monday, July 4th sports card features MLB and CFL action.

Major League Baseball has 14 games on its schedule. The Miami Marlins visit Washington to play the Nationals at 11:05 AM ET. Braxton Garrett takes the ball for the Marlins against Patrick Corbin of the Nationals. Miami is a -115 money line favorite with the total set at 9.5 (all odds from DraftKings). The Texas Rangers play at Baltimore against the Orioles at 1:05 PM ET. The Rangers send Dane Dunning to the mound to pitch against the Orioles’ Dean Kremer. Both teams are priced as a -110 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Cleveland Guardians travel to Detroit to play the Tigers at 1:10 PM ET in the opening game of their doubleheader. Zach Plesac takes the ball for the Guardians against Garrett Hill for the Tigers. Cleveland is a -130 money line road favorite with a total of 8.5. The Tampa Bay Rays play in Boston against the Red Sox at 1:35 PM ET. The Rays turn to Jalen Beeks as their opener to go against the Red Sox’s Michael Wacha. 

The MLB games throw out the first pitch at 4:10 PM ET. Milwaukee hosts Chicago with Eric Lauer taking the mound for the Brewers against Justin Steele for the Cubs. The Brewers are a -150 money line favorite with an over/under of 9. Kansas City plays at Houston with the Royals pitching Jonathan Heasley against a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Astros. The San Francisco Giants visit Arizona to play the Diamondbacks at 6:10 PM ET. Carlos Rodon takes his turn in the Giants' starting rotation against Madison Bumgarner for the Diamondbacks. San Francisco is a -175 money line road favorite with a total of 8. 

Three MLB games start at 6:40 PM ET. New York plays at Cincinnati with the Mets pitching Taijuan Walker against Hunter Greene of the Reds. The Mets are a -155 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9.5. Cleveland is at Detroit with Alex Faedo pitching for the Tigers against a starting pitcher yet to be determined for the Guardians in the nightcap of their doubleheader. San Diego hosts Seattle, with the Padres turning to Sean Manaea to duel against Chris Flexen of the Mariners. San Diego is a -175 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

The Atlanta Braves are at home against the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:20 PM ET. Kyle Wright pitches for the Braves against Dakota Hudson for the Cardinals. Atlanta is a -165 money line favorite with an over/under of 9. The Chicago White Sox are at home against the Minnesota Twins at 8:10 PM ET. The White Sox turn to Johnny Cueto in their starting rotation to pitch against the Twins’ Dylan Bundy. Chicago is a -185 money line favorite with a total of 9.5. The Toronto Blue Jays travel to Oakland to play the A’s at 9:07 PM ET. Alek Manoah pitches for the Blue Jays against Cole Irvin of the A’s. Toronto is a -230 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7. The Los Angeles Dodgers are at home against the Colorado Rockies at 9:10 PM ET. The Dodgers send out Julio Urias to pitch against the Rockies’ Kyle Freeland. Los Angeles is a -275 money line favorite with a total of 8.5. 

Week 4 in the Canadian Football League concludes with the Winnipeg Jets playing at Toronto against the Argonauts at 7:30 PM ET. The two-time reigning Grey Cup Champion Blue Bombers won their third straight game to start the season with a 26-12 victory against Hamilton as a 5.5-point favorite on June 24th. The Argonauts fell to 1-1 on the year after a 44-3 loss at British Columbia as a 4-point underdog on June 25th. Winnipeg is a 5-point road favorite with an over/under of 42.5. 

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