Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and Women's World Cup Previews and Odds - 07/19/2023

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023
The Wednesday sports card features action in MLB and the Women’s World Cup.

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The Cleveland Guardians travel to Pittsburgh to play the Pirates at 12:35 PM ET. Aaron Civil takes the ball for the Guardians to pitch against Rich Hill for the Pirates. Cleveland is a -130 money-line road favorite, with the total set at 9 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The Los Angeles Dodgers play in Baltimore against the Orioles at 1:05 PM ET. The Dodgers tap Julio Urias to take the mound to pitch against the Orioles’ Dean Kremer. Los Angeles is a -155 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9.5. The Texas Rangers are at home against the Tampa Bay Rays at 2:05 PM ET. Sonny Gray takes the mound for the Rangers to pitch against a Rays starting pitcher that has yet to be named. 

The Miami Marlins play in St. Louis against the Cardinals at 2:15 PM ET. The Marlins turn to Sandy Alcantara to pitch against a Cardinals starting pitcher yet to be finalized. The Houston Astros visit Colorado to play the Rockies at 3:10 PM ET. Brandon Bielak gets the start for the Astros to duel against Austin Gomber for the Rockies. Houston is a -115 money-line road favorite with a total of 12.5. The Boston Red Sox are in Oakland to play the A’s at 3:37 PM ET. The Red Sox send out Brayan Bello to battle the A’s Ken Waldichuk. Boston is a -225 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Milwaukee Brewers travel to Philadelphia to play the Phillies at 6:40 PM ET. Colin Rea takes the ball for the Brewers to pitch against Cristopher Sanchez for the Phillies. Two more MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:07 PM ET. Toronto hosts San Diego, with the Blue Jays tapping Jose Berrios to duel against the Padres' Yu Darvish. The Blue Jays are a -115 money-line favorite with a total of 9. New York plays in Los Angeles, with Carlos Rodon taking the mound for the Yankees to battle against an Angels’ starting pitcher that has yet to be named. 

Two MLB games start at 7:10 PM ET. San Francisco is in Cincinnati, with the Giants tapping Ross Stripling to pitch against the Reds’ Graham Ashcraft. The Reds are a -120 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 10.5. New York plays at home against Chicago, with the Mets turning to Justin Verlander to duel against the White Sox’s Touki Toussaint. The Mets are a -210 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Atlanta Braves are at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks at 7:20 PM ET. Charlie Morton takes the hill for the Braves to face Ryne Nelson for the Diamondbacks. Atlanta is a -215 money-line favorite with an over/under of 10. 

The Chicago Cubs host the Washington Nationals at 8:05 PM ET. The Cubs turn to Kyle Hendricks to pitch against the Nationals' Trevor Williams. Chicago is a -165 money-line favorite. The Detroit Tigers play in Kansas City against the Royals at 8:10 PM ET. The Tigers tap Eduardo Rodriguez to go against the Royals’ Ryan Yarbrough. Detroit is a -145 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. The Seattle Mariners are at home against the Minnesota Twins at 9:40 PM ET. Luis Castillo gets the start for the Mariners to face Kenta Maeda for the Twins. Seattle is a -155 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.

The Women’s World Cup begins with two matches on Fox and Peacock in New Zealand and Australia that begin early Thursday morning ET. Norway plays New Zealand at 3:01 AM ET as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 3 (all soccer odds from BetMGM). Australia battles Ireland at 6 AM ET as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. 

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