Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and CFL Previews and Odds - 07/31/2022

by Big Al Staff

Sunday, Jul 31, 2022
The Sunday sports card features MLB and CFL action.

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The first pitch is thrown at 12:05 PM ET, with the Toronto Blue Jays hosting the Detroit Tigers at 12:05 PM ET. Jose Berrios takes the mound for the Blue Jays to pitch against the Tigers’ Garrett Hill. Toronto is a -285 money line favorite with the total set at 9 (all odds from DraftKings). 

Five MLB games start at 1:35 PM ET. St. Louis travels to Washington with the Cardinals tapping Andre Pallante against the Nationals’ Josiah Gray. The Cardinals are a -115 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9. Philadelphia plays at Pittsburgh with Aaron Nola on the hill for the Phillies against J.T. Brubaker for the Pirates. The Phillies are a -180 money line road favorite with a total of 7. Atlanta hosts Arizona, with the Braves turning to Max Fried in their starting rotation against the Diamondbacks’ Merrill Kelly. The Braves are a -230 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. New York is at home against Kansas City with Jordan Montgomery on the mound for the Yankees to battle Zack Greinke for the Royals. The Yankees are a -265 money line favorite with a total of 9. Milwaukee visits Boston with the Brewers pitching Aaron Ashby against the Red Sox’s Josh Winckowski. The Brewers are a -140 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9.5. 

Three more MLB games begin at 1:40 PM ET. Tampa Bay hosts Cleveland with Shane McClanahan on the mound for the Rays against Bryan Shaw for the Guardians. The Rays are a -210 money line favorite with a total of 6.5. New York travels to Miami with the Mets tapping Taijuan Walker to duel against the Marlins’ Pablo Lopez. The Mets are a -155 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7. Cincinnati is at home against Baltimore, with Nick Lodolo taking the hill for the Reds against Austin Voth for the Orioles. The Reds are a -125 money line favorite with a total of 9. 

Two MLB games start at 2:10 PM ET. Houston plays at home against Seattle, with the Astros turning to Jake Odorizzi to pitch against the Mariners’ George Kirby. The Astros are a -135 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. Chicago hosts Oakland with Dylan Cease to pitch for the White Sox against Adam Oller for the A’s. The White Sox are a -265 money line favorite with a total of 8. The Los Angeles Dodgers visit Colorado to play the Rockies at 3:10 PM ET. The Dodgers turn to Tony Gonsolin to pitch against the Rockies’ German Marquez. Los Angeles is a -180 money line road favorite with an over/under of 11.5. 

The Los Angeles Angels play at home against the Texas Rangers at 4:07 PM ET. Reid Detmers takes the ball for the Angels to face Dane Dunning for the Rangers. Los Angeles is a -125 money line favorite with a total of 8. The San Diego Padres are at home against the Minnesota Twins at 4:10 PM ET. The Padres send Sean Manaea to the mound to pitch against the Twins’ Dylan Bundy. San Diego is a -155 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN has the San Francisco Giants host the Chicago Cubs at 7:08 PM ET. Carlos Rodon takes the ball for the Giants against Adrian Sampson for the Cubs. San Francisco is a -190 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

Week 8 in the Canadian Football League concludes with the Toronto Argonauts playing at home against the Ottawa Redblacks at 5 PM ET. The Argonauts won their second straight game in a 31-21 upset victory at Saskatchewan as a 2.5-point underdog last Sunday. The Redblacks are winless in their first six games this season after their 40-33 loss to Montreal as a 2-point underdog on July 21st. Toronto is a 5-point favorite with an over/under of 47.5. 

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