Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and WNBA Previews and Odds - 06/01/2026

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Jun 01, 2026
The Monday sports card features MLB and WNBA action.

Major League Baseball has nine games scheduled. The Tampa Bay Rays host the Detroit Tigers at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Rays send out Griffin Jax to pitch against the Tigers’ Ty Madden. Detroit is a -175 money-line favorite with the total set at 8 (all odds from DraftKings).

The Washington Nationals play at home against the Miami Marlins at 6:45 p.m. ET. Cade Cavalli gets the ball for the Nationals to face Sandy Alcantara for the Marlins. Washington is a -148 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5.

The Cincinnati Reds are at home to face Kansas City at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Reds tap Chase Burns to take the hill to duel against the Royals’ Luinder Avila. Cincinnati is a -198 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5.  

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:40 p.m. ET. Minnesota hosts Chicago with Joe Ryan getting the ball for the Twins to take on a starting pitcher yet to be named for the White Sox. The Twins are a -171 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.

The Milwaukee Brewers play at home against the San Francisco Giants on FS1. The Brewers won for the fifth time in their last six games after a 2-0 victory in Houston against the Astros on Sunday. The Giants ended a five-game losing streak with a 19-6 loss in Colorado against the Rockies yesterday. Milwaukee turns to Shane Drohan to take the mound to battle Landen Roupp for San Francisco. The Brewers are a -157 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

The Texas Rangers travel to St. Louis to challenge the Cardinals at 7:45 p.m. ET. Jacob deGrom gets the starting pitcher assignment for the Rangers to pitch against Michael McGreevy for the Cardinals. Texas is a -123 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. 

The Los Angeles Angels are home to take on the Colorado Rockies at 9:38 p.m. ET. The Angels send out Jose Soriano to duel against the Rockies’ Kyle Freeland. Los Angeles is a -217 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5.

Two games conclude the MLB card at 9:40 p.m. ET. Seattle hosts New York with Emerson Hancock taking the ball for the Mariners to face Austin Warren for the Mets. The Mariners are a -136 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7. Los Angeles plays in Arizona with the Dodgers turning to Emmet Sheehan to challenge the Diamondbacks Eduardo Rodriguez. The Dodgers are a -157 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.  

The WNBA has two games on tap. The Dallas Wings play at home against the Seattle Storm on the USA Network at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Wings won for the fourth time in their previous five games after a 95-87 upset victory as a 5.5-point underdog on Thursday. The Storm has lost two games in a row after a 93-72 loss at Toronto as a 21.5-point underdog on Saturday. Dallas is a 12.5-point favorite with an over/under of 168.5. 

The Minnesota Lynx are on the road to play the Phoenix Mercury on Peacock and the NBC Sports Network at 10:00 p.m. ET. The Lynx have won four games in a row after a 79-58 victory at Chicago as a 4.5-point favorite on Friday. The Mercury are on a five-game losing streak after a 75-58 loss at New York as a 5.5-point underdog on Friday. Minnesota is a 3.5-point road favorite with a total of 167.5. 

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