Big Al's Daily Angle - MLB and CFL Previews and Odds - 07/09/2022

by Big Al Staff

Saturday, Jul 09, 2022
The Saturday sports card features MLB and CFL action.

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The Chicago White Sox host the Detroit Tigers at 2:10 PM ET. Johnny Cueto takes the mound for the White Sox to pitch against the Tigers’ Garrett Hill. Chicago is a -170 money line favorite, with the total set at 8.5 (all odds from DraftKings). The St. Louis Cardinals are at home against the Philadelphia Phillies at 2:15 PM ET. The Cardinals turn to Dakota Hudson in their starting rotation to face the Phillies’ Kyle Gibson. St. Louis is a -115 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 4:05 PM ET. Texas plays at home against Minnesota with Martin Perez pitching for the Rangers against Delvin Smeltzer of the Twins. The Rangers are a -120 money line favorite with a total of 8.5. Los Angeles visits Baltimore with the Angels sending Patrick Sandoval to the mound to pitch against Dean Kremer of the Orioles. The Angels are a -125 money line road favorite with a total of 8. The Houston Astros play at Oakland against the A’s at 4:07 PM ET. Framber Valdez takes the ball for the Astros against Zach Logue for the A’s. 

Six MLB games start at 4:10 PM ET. Tampa Bay travels to Cincinnati with the Rays pitching Drew Rasmussen against the Reds’ Hunter Greene on FS1. The Rays are a -165 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9.5. Arizona hosts Colorado with Madison Bumgarner on the mound for the Diamondbacks against Kyle Freeland for the Rockies. The Diamondbacks are a -125 money line favorite with a total of 9. Cleveland plays at Kansas City with the Guardians turning to Triston McKenzie to duel against the Royals’ Jonathan Heasley. Cleveland is a -130 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Milwaukee plays at home against Pittsburgh, with Brandon Woodruff pitching for the Brewers against Zach Thompson of the Pirates. The Brewers are a -250 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. Atlanta is at home against Washington with Kyle Wright on the hill for the Braves pitching against Patrick Corbin of the Nationals. The Braves are a -245 money line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. New York plays at home against Miami with the Mets turning to Carlos Carrasco to pitching against the Marlins Braxton Garrett. The Mets are a -175 money line favorite with a total of 8.5. 

Two MLB games begin at 7:15 PM in regional television coverage on Fox. New York visits Boston with Jordan Montgomery pitching for the Yankees against a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Red Sox. San Francisco plays at San Diego with the Giants tapping Carlos Rodon to pitch against the Padres Yu Darvish. The Giants are a -115 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7.

Two MLB games conclude the card at 10:10 PM ET. Toronto travels to Seattle with Alek Manoah on the mound for the Rays battling against Robbie Ray of the Mariners. The Blue Jays are a -125 money line road favorite with a total of 7. The Chicago Cubs play at Los Angeles against the Dodgers, with the Cubs pitching Marcus Stroman against the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw. 

Week 5 in the Canadian Football League concludes with the British Columbia Lions hosting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on ESPN News at 4 PM ET. The Lions raised their record to 3-0 this season with their 34-31 win at Ottawa as a 1.5-point favorite on June 30th. The Blue Bombers won their fourth straight game to start the season after their 23-22 victory at Toronto as a 4-point road favorite on Monday. British Columbia is a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 50.

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