Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and Women's World Cup Previews and Odds - 07/24/2023

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Jul 24, 2023
The Monday sports card features action in MLB and the Women’s World Cup.

Major League Baseball has ten games on its schedule. The Detroit Tigers host the San Francisco Giants at 1:10 PM ET. Tarik Skubal gets the starting assignment for the Tigers to face a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Giants. 

The Philadelphia Phillies play at home against the Baltimore Orioles at 6:40 PM ET. The Phillies send out Cristopher Sanchez to pitch against the Orioles’ Dean Kremer. Philadelphia is a -130 money-line favorite, with the total set at 9.5 (all odds from DraftKings). The Colorado Rockies travel to Washington to play the Nationals at 7:05 PM ET. Jake Bird gets the start for the Rockies to battle against a Nationals pitcher yet to be determined. The Cleveland Guardians are at home against the Kansas City Royals at 7:10 PM ET. The Guardians tap Logan Allen to duel against the Royals’ Ryan Yarbrough. Cleveland is a -195 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. 

The Seattle Mariners visit Minnesota to play the Twins at 7:40 PM ET. Luis Castillo takes the mound for the Mariners to pitch against Kenta Maeda for the Twins. Seattle is a -115 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. Two more MLB games throw out the first pitch at 8:10 PM ET. Milwaukee hosts Cincinnati, with the Brewers turning to Colin Rea to pitch against the Reds’ Graham Ashcraft. The Brewers are a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. Texas plays in Houston, with Jon Gray taking the ball for the Rangers to duel against Brendan Bielak for the Astros. The Rangers are a -115 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. 

Two MLB games start at 9:40 PM ET. St. Louis is in Arizona, with the Cardinals sending out Adam Wainwright to pitch against a Diamondbacks starting pitcher that has yet to be named. San Diego plays at home against Pittsburgh, with the Padres turning to Yu Darvish to pitch against the Pirates’ Quinn Priester. The Padres are a -250 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers are at home against the Toronto Blue Jays at 10:10 PM ET. Michael Grove takes the hill for the Dodgers to pitch against Jose Berrios for the Blue Jays. Los Angeles is a -130 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. 

The Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia continues with three matches on FS1 and Peacock scheduled through Tuesday AM ET. South Korea plays Colombia at 10 PM ET in a pick ‘em match with an over/under of 2 (all soccer odds from BetMGM). New Zealand goes against the Philippines at 1:30 AM ET as a -1.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5. New Zealand upset Norway, 1-0, in their Group A match on Thursday. The Philippines lost to Switzerland, 2-0, in their Group A Match on Thursday. Norway faces Switzerland at 4 AM ET as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5. 

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