Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and EPL Previews and Odds - 04/30/2022

by Big Al Staff

Saturday, Apr 30, 2022
The Saturday sports card features MLB and EPL action.

The Major League Baseball schedule has 15 games. St. Louis hosts Arizona at 2:15 PM ET. The Cardinals send Miles Mikolas to the mound to pitch against Merrill Kelly of the Diamondbacks. St. Louis is a -160 money line favorite with the total set at 7.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). 

Toronto plays at home against Houston at 3:07 PM ET. Jose Berrios is the starting pitcher for the Blue Jays against the Astros’ Luis Garcia. Toronto is a -130 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Two games throw out the first pitch at 4:05 PM ET. San Francisco is at home against Washington. The Giants pitch Logan Webb against Joan Adon of the Nationals. San Francisco is a -250 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

The Chicago White Sox host the Los Angeles Angels in the opening game of a doubleheader on FS1. The White Sox won their second game in their last three with a 5-1 victory against the Angels on Friday. They improved their record to 8-11 with the win. Los Angeles was on a five-game winning streak before the loss. Their record drops to 13-8 with the loss. Chicago pitches Vincent Velasquez against the Angels Jose Suarez. The White Sox are a -115 money line favorite with an over/under of 9. 

Cleveland visits Oakland at 4:07 PM ET. The Indians send out Shane Bieber to pitch against the A’s Cole Irvin. Cleveland is a -115 money line road favorite with a total of 6.5. Tampa Bay plays at home against Minnesota at 4:10 PM ET. Shane McClaughlin pitches for the Rays against the Twins’ Chris Archer. Tampa Bay is a -155 money line favorite at William Hill with an over/under of 8.

Seattle travels to Miami at 6:10 PM ET. The Mariners pitch Robbie Ray against Jesus Luzardo of the Marlins. Seattle is a -115 money line road favorite with a total of 7. San Diego plays at Pittsburgh at 6:35 PM ET. Sean Manaea is the starting pitcher for the Padres. He faces J.T. Brubaker of the Pirates. San Diego is a -165 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7. 

Two MLB games start at 7:05 PM ET. Boston plays at Baltimore. The Red Sox pitch Nathan Eovaldi against the Orioles’ Spenser Watkins. Both teams are priced as -110 money line favorites, with William Hill listing the total at 9. Atlanta is at Texas. Bryce Elder pitches for the Braves against Dane Dunning of the Rangers. Both teams are priced as a -110 money line favorites with an over/under of 9. 

Three MLB games begin at 7:10 PM ET. Milwaukee hosts the Chicago Cubs. The Brewers send out Eric Lauer to pitch against the Cubs’ Justin Steele. Milwaukee is a -150 money line with a total of 8. The New York Yankees play at Kansas City. Gerrit Cole pitches for the Yankees against Carlos Hernandez of the Royals. New York is a -200 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. 

The New York Mets host Philadelphia in the nightcap on FS1. The Mets tool the first game of this series on Friday when five pitchers combined for a no-hitter in a 3-0 victory. They raised their record to 15-6. The Phillies had their four-game winning streak end with the loss. Taijuan Walker pitches for New York against Kyle Gibson for Philadelphia. The Mets are a -125 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

Colorado plays at home against Cincinnati at 8:10 PM ET. The Rockies send out Chad Kuhl to pitch against Conner Overton. Colorado is a -170 money line favorite at William Hill with an over/under of 11. The Los Angeles Dodgers are at home against Detroit at 10:10 PM ET. Clayton Kershaw pitches for the Dodgers against Beau Briske for the Tigers. Los Angeles is a -320 money line favorite with a total of 8.

Matchweek 35 in the English Premier League begins with six matches. Liverpool travels to Newcastle United on the USA Network at 7:30 AM ET as a -1.5 goal line road favorite with an over/under of 3 (all soccer odds from PlayMGM). Four matches start at 10 AM ET. Aston Villa hosts Norwich City on CNBC as a -1.5 goal line favorite with a total of 2.5. Crystal Palace plays at Southampton in a pick ‘em match on Peacock with an over/under of 2.5. Burnley visits Watford on the USA Network in a pick ‘em match with a total of 2.5. Brighton and Hove Albion is at Wolverhampton on Peacock in a pick ‘em match with an over/under of 2. 

Manchester City plays at Leeds United on NBC at 12:30 PM ET as a -1.5 goal line favorite with a total of 3.

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