Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and EPL Previews and Odds - 08/31/2022

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Aug 31, 2022
The Wednesday sports card features MLB and EPL action.

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The Houston Astros travel to Texas to play the Rangers at 2:05 PM ET. Cristian Javier takes the ball for the Astros to pitch against Martin Perez for the Rangers. The Pittsburgh Pirates play at Milwaukee against the Brewers at 2:10 PM ET. The Brewers tap Freddy Peralta to take the mound against a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Pirates. The San Diego Padres are at San Francisco against the Giants at 3:45 PM ET. Joe Musgrove gets tapped as the starting pitcher for the Padres to pitch against Alex Wood for the Giants. San Diego is a -140 money line road favorite, with the total set at 8 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). 

The Cleveland Guardians host the Baltimore Orioles at 6:10 PM ET. The Guardians turn to Triston McKenzie to battle against the Orioles’ Jordan Lyles. Cleveland is a -165 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 PM ET. Tampa Bay plays at Miami with Drew Rasmussen dueling against a starting pitcher yet to be determined for the Marlins. St. Louis is at Cincinnati with the Jose Quintana taking the ball for the Cardinals to pitch against Mike Minor for the Reds. The Cardinals are a -225 money line road favorite with a total of 9.5. 

The Oakland A’s visit Washington to play the Nationals at 7:05 PM ET. The A’s turn to James Kaprielian to take the hill against the Nationals’ Anibal Sanchez. Oakland is a -115 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Toronto Blue Jays play at home against the Chicago Cubs at 7:07 PM ET. Mitch White takes the mound for the Blue Jays against a starting pitcher yet to be determined for the Cubs. Two MLB games start at 7:10 PM ET. New York hosts Los Angeles with the Mets’ pitching Jacob DeGrom against the Dodgers’ Tyler Alexander. The Mets are a -150 money line favorite with a total of 7. Seattle travels to Detroit with Marco Gonzales pitching for the Mariners against Tyler Alexander for the Tigers. The Mariners are a -165 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Atlanta Braves play at home against the Colorado Rockies at 7:20 PM ET. The Braves tap Kyle Wright to pitch against the Rockies’ Ryan Feltner. Atlanta is a -300 money line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Minnesota Twins are at home against the Boston Red Sox at 7:40 PM ET. Joe Ryan takes the hill for the Twins against Michael Wacha for the Red Sox. Minnesota is a -130 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Chicago White Sox host the Kansas City Royals at 8:10 PM ET. The White Sox tap Lance Lynn to pitch against the Royals’ Kris Bubic. Chicago is a -190 money line favorite with a total of 8.5. 

The New York Yankees travel to Los Angeles to play the Angels at 9:38 PM ET. Gerrit Cole pitches for the Yankees against Patrick Sandoval for the Angels. New York is a -190 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The Philadelphia Phillies play at Arizona against the Diamondbacks at 9:40 PM ET. The Phillies send out Bailey Falter to pitch against the Diamondbacks’ Tommy Henry. Philadelphia is a -135 money line road favorite with a total of 9.

Matchweek 5 in the English Premier League continues with five matches. Three matches begin at 2:30 PM ET. Arsenal hosts Aston Villa as a -1 goal line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. Wolverhampton travels to Bournemouth as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with a total of 2.5. Manchester City plays at home against Nottingham Forest as a -3 goal line favorite with an over/under of 4. Tottenham plays at West Ham United at 2:45 PM ET as a -0.5 goal line road favorite with a total of 2.5. Liverpool is at home against Newcastle United on the USA Network at 3 PM ET as a -1.5 goal line favorite with an over/under of 3. 

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