Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and CFL Previews and Odds - 07/06/2023

by Big Al Staff

Thursday, Jul 06, 2023
The Wednesday sports card features action in MLB and the CFL.

Major League Baseball has 11 games on its schedule. The Washington Nationals host the Cincinnati Reds at 1:05 PM ET. MacKenzie Gore gets the ball for the Nationals to pitch against Brandon Williamson for the Reds. Washington is a -120 money-line favorite, with the total set at 10 (all odds from DraftKings). The Detroit Tigers play at home against the Oakland A’s at 1:10 PM ET. The Tigers tap Michael Lorenzen to face the A’s Hogan Harris. Detroit is a -165 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Milwaukee Brewers are at home against the Chicago Cubs at 2:10 PM ET. Freddy Peralta takes the mound for the Brewers to battle against Marcus Stroman for the Cubs. Milwaukee is a -115 money-line favorite with a total of 8. 

The Toronto Blue Jays play in Chicago against the White Sox at 5:10 PM ET in the opening game of their doubleheader after their rainout on Wednesday. Jose Berrios pitches for the Blue Jays against Lance Lynn for the White Sox. Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 PM ET. Miami hosts St. Louis on FS1, with the Marlins turning to Eury Perez to duel against the Cardinals’ Jack Flaherty. The Marlins are a -135 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5.  Philadelphia travels to Tampa Bay, with Cristopher Sanchez taking the hill for the Phillies to pitch against Shawn Armstrong for the Rays. 

The Baltimore Orioles are in New York to play the Yankees at 7:05 PM ET. The Orioles send out Kyle Bradish to pitch against the Yankees’ Luis Severino. Baltimore is a -125 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. Two more MLB games start at 7:10 PM ET. Cleveland plays at home against Kansas City, with Tanner Bibee getting the ball for the Guardians to go against Jordan Lyles for the Royals. The Guardians are a -195 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. Texas visits Boston with the Rangers sending out Nathan Eovaldi to face the Red Sox’s Sutter Crawford. The Rangers are a -135 money-line road favorite with a total of 10.        

Two MLB games begin at 8:10 PM ET. The Seattle Mariners play in Houston against the Astros. The Blue Jays turn to Yusei Kikuchi to pitch against a White Sox pitcher yet to be determined in the second game of their doubleheader. 

The Arizona Diamondbacks are at home against the New York Mets at 9:40 PM ET. Ryne Nelson toes the rubber for the Diamondbacks to pitch against Carlos Carrasco for the Mets. Arizona is a -125 money-line favorite with an over/under of 10. The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Pittsburgh Pirates at 10:10 PM ET. The Dodgers turn to Julio Urias to battle against the Pirates’ Johan Oviedo. Los Angeles is a -240 money-line favorite with a total of 9.

Week 5 in the Canadian Football League kicks off with one game. The Saskatchewan Roughriders play at home against the Edmonton Elks on the CBS Sports Network at 9 PM ET. The Roughriders improved their record to 2-1 this season with a 29-26 upset win in overtime at Calgary as a 1.5-point underdog on June 24th. The Elks remained winless in their first four games of the season after a 26-7 loss at Ottawa as a 1.5-point underdog on Friday. Saskatchewan is a 7.5-point favorite with an over/under of 43.5.

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