Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and CONCACAF Gold Cup Previews and Odds - 06/29/2023

by Big Al Staff

Thursday, Jun 29, 2023
The Thursday sports card features action in MLB and the CONCACAF Gold Cup. 

Major League Baseball has 12 games on its schedule. The San Diego Padres travel to Pittsburgh to play the Pirates at 12:35 PM ET. Joe Musgrove takes the mound for the Padres to pitch against Luis Ortiz for the Pirates. San Diego is a -190 money-line road favorite, with the total set at 8.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). 

The Detroit Tigers play in Texas against the Rangers at 2:05 PM ET. The Tigers tap Reese Olson to battle against the Rangers’ Cody Bradford. The Cleveland Guardians are in Kansas City to play the Royals at 2:10 PM ET. Shane Bieber takes the ball for the Guardians to duel against Zack Greinke for the Royals. Cleveland is a -155 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. 

The New York Yankees visit Oakland to play the A’s at 3:37 PM ET. The Yankees turn to Clarke Schmidt to face an A’s starting pitcher, yet to be determined. The Tampa Bay Rays play in Arizona against the Diamondbacks at 3:40 PM ET. The Diamondbacks send out Brandon Pfaadt to go against a Rays’ starting pitcher that has yet to be named. 

The Los Angeles Angels host the Chicago White Sox at 4:07 PM ET. Patrick Sandoval takes the hill for the Angels to duel against Lance Lynn for the White Sox. Los Angeles is a -140 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. The Boston Red Sox play at home against the Miami Marlins at 6:10 PM ET. The Red Sox send out Brayan Bello to battle against the Marlins’ Jesus Luzardo. Boston is a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. 

The San Francisco Giants play in Toronto against the Blue Jays at 7:07 PM ET. Chris Bassitt takes the mound for the Blue Jays to pitch against a starting pitcher yet to be determined for the Giants. The New York Mets are at home against the Milwaukee Brewers at 7:10 PM  ET. The Mets turn to Max Scherzer to pitch against the Brewers’ Adrian Houser. New York is a -190 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The Houston Astros travel to St. Louis to play the Cardinals at 7:15 PM ET. J.P. France takes the ball for the Astros to pitch against Adam Wainwright for the Cardinals. Houston is a -115 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9.5. 

The Philadelphia Phillies play in Chicago against the Cubs at 8:05 PM ET. The Phillies turn to Taiwan Walker to duel against the Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks. Philadelphia is a -115 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. The Los Angeles Dodgers are in Colorado to play the Rockies at 8:40 PM ET. Emmet Sheehan goes to the mound for the Dodgers in a battle against Chase Anderson for the Rockies. Los Angeles is a -200 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 12.5. 

The group stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup continues with two matches on FS1 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Honduras plays Qatar at 7:45 PM ET in a pick ‘em match with a total of 2.5 (all soccer odds from BetMGM). Mexico faces Haiti at 10 PM ET as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5.

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