by Big Al Staff
Thursday, Jul 21, 2022The Thursday sports card features MLB and CFL action.
Major League Baseball has six games on its schedule in its return after the All-Star break. Two games throw out the first pitch at 1:10 PM ET. The Miami Marlins play at home against the Texas Rangers. The Marlins are on a three-game losing streak after going into the break with a 4-0 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday. They have a 43-48 record. The Rangers have lost four in a row after their 6-2 loss to Seattle on Sunday. Jorge Lopez takes the ball for Miami to pitch against Jon Gray for Texas. Miami is a -125 money line favorite with the total set at 6.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise).
The Houston Astros host the New York Yankees in the first game of their doubleheader at 1:10 PM ET. The Astros lost for the second time in their last three games with their 4-3 loss at home to Oakland on Sunday. Their record fell to 59-32 with the setback. The Yankees are on a two-game winning streak after beating Boston on Sunday, 13-2. They have an MLB-best 64-28 record. The Astros tap Cristian Javier to duel against a starting pitcher yet to be named for New York. Houston is a -125 money line favorite at BetMGM with an over/under of 7 at Caesars.
The Detroit Tigers visit Oakland to play the A’s in the opening game of their doubleheader at 3:37 PM ET. The Tigers went into the break on a four-game losing streak with a 10-0 loss at Cleveland on Saturday. After losing eight of their last nine games, their record has fallen to 37-55. The A’s won for the second time in their last three games with their victory against the Astros on Sunday. They raised their record to 32-61 win the win. Tarik Skubal gets the start for Detroit to face off against Zach Logue for Oakland. The Tigers are a -130 money line road favorite with a total of 7.5.
The second game of the Tigers/A’s doubleheader starts at 6:37 PM ET. Oakland turns to Frankie Montas in the nightcap to pitch against Detroit’s Garrett Hill. The A’s are a -165 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.
The nightcap of the Yankees/Astros doubleheader begins at 6:40 PM ET. Luis Garcia is slotted to start for Houston against a starting pitcher yet to be determined for New York. Caesars lists the total at 7.5.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are at home against the San Francisco Giants on ESPN at 10:09 PM ET. The Dodgers won for the fourth straight time with a 7-1 victory on the road against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. After winning 11 of their last 12 games, Los Angeles raised their record to 60-30. The Giants won for the third straight time with their 9-5 victory against Milwaukee on Sunday. By winning seven of their last nine contests, they have improved their record to 48-43. The Dodgers turn to Mitch White in their starting rotation to duel against the Giants’ Carlos Rodon. Los Angeles is a -155 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.
Week 7 in the Canadian Football League kicks off with two games. The Montreal Alouettes travel to Ottawa Redblacks at 7 PM ET. The Alouettes are on a two-game losing streak after a 32-31 upset loss at home to Edmonton as a 9-point favorite last Thursday. The Redblacks are winless in their first five games this year after a 25-23 loss at Hamilton as an 8.5-point underdog on Saturday. Montreal is a 2.5-point road favorite with a total of 48.
The British Columbia Lions host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at 10 PM ET. The Lions had their three-game winning streak to start the season end, with a 43-22 upset loss to Winnipeg as a 2.5-point favorite on July 9th. The Tiger-Cats ended their four-game losing streak to begin the year with their victory against Ottawa last week. British Columbia is an 8-point favorite with an over/under of 52.5.
Major League Baseball has six games on its schedule in its return after the All-Star break. Two games throw out the first pitch at 1:10 PM ET. The Miami Marlins play at home against the Texas Rangers. The Marlins are on a three-game losing streak after going into the break with a 4-0 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday. They have a 43-48 record. The Rangers have lost four in a row after their 6-2 loss to Seattle on Sunday. Jorge Lopez takes the ball for Miami to pitch against Jon Gray for Texas. Miami is a -125 money line favorite with the total set at 6.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise).
The Houston Astros host the New York Yankees in the first game of their doubleheader at 1:10 PM ET. The Astros lost for the second time in their last three games with their 4-3 loss at home to Oakland on Sunday. Their record fell to 59-32 with the setback. The Yankees are on a two-game winning streak after beating Boston on Sunday, 13-2. They have an MLB-best 64-28 record. The Astros tap Cristian Javier to duel against a starting pitcher yet to be named for New York. Houston is a -125 money line favorite at BetMGM with an over/under of 7 at Caesars.
The Detroit Tigers visit Oakland to play the A’s in the opening game of their doubleheader at 3:37 PM ET. The Tigers went into the break on a four-game losing streak with a 10-0 loss at Cleveland on Saturday. After losing eight of their last nine games, their record has fallen to 37-55. The A’s won for the second time in their last three games with their victory against the Astros on Sunday. They raised their record to 32-61 win the win. Tarik Skubal gets the start for Detroit to face off against Zach Logue for Oakland. The Tigers are a -130 money line road favorite with a total of 7.5.
The second game of the Tigers/A’s doubleheader starts at 6:37 PM ET. Oakland turns to Frankie Montas in the nightcap to pitch against Detroit’s Garrett Hill. The A’s are a -165 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.
The nightcap of the Yankees/Astros doubleheader begins at 6:40 PM ET. Luis Garcia is slotted to start for Houston against a starting pitcher yet to be determined for New York. Caesars lists the total at 7.5.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are at home against the San Francisco Giants on ESPN at 10:09 PM ET. The Dodgers won for the fourth straight time with a 7-1 victory on the road against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. After winning 11 of their last 12 games, Los Angeles raised their record to 60-30. The Giants won for the third straight time with their 9-5 victory against Milwaukee on Sunday. By winning seven of their last nine contests, they have improved their record to 48-43. The Dodgers turn to Mitch White in their starting rotation to duel against the Giants’ Carlos Rodon. Los Angeles is a -155 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.
Week 7 in the Canadian Football League kicks off with two games. The Montreal Alouettes travel to Ottawa Redblacks at 7 PM ET. The Alouettes are on a two-game losing streak after a 32-31 upset loss at home to Edmonton as a 9-point favorite last Thursday. The Redblacks are winless in their first five games this year after a 25-23 loss at Hamilton as an 8.5-point underdog on Saturday. Montreal is a 2.5-point road favorite with a total of 48.
The British Columbia Lions host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at 10 PM ET. The Lions had their three-game winning streak to start the season end, with a 43-22 upset loss to Winnipeg as a 2.5-point favorite on July 9th. The Tiger-Cats ended their four-game losing streak to begin the year with their victory against Ottawa last week. British Columbia is an 8-point favorite with an over/under of 52.5.
