by Big Al Staff
Thursday, Jul 27, 2023The Thursday sports card features action in MLB and the Women’s World Cup.
Major League Baseball has five games on its schedule. The Los Angeles Angels play in Detroit against the Tigers at 1:10 PM ET in the opening game of their doubleheader after their game set for Wednesday got postponed because of rain. The Angels won for the sixth time in their last seven games with their 7-6 victory against the Tigers. Detroit lost for the third time in their last five games with the setback. Los Angeles taps Shohei Ohtani to pitch against the Tigers’ Michael Lorenzen in the first half of this twin bill. The Angels are a -145 money-line road favorite, with the total set at 8 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Patrick Sandoval pitches for Los Angeles against Matt Manning for Detroit in Game 2 at 4:10 PM ET. The Angels are a -112 money-line road favorite at Caesars with an over/under of 8.5.
The New York Mets host the Washington Nationals at 7:10 PM ET. The Mets lost for the third time in their last four games with a 3-1 loss across town against the Yankees on Wednesday. The Nationals won for the fifth time in their last six games in a 5-4 victory at Colorado yesterday. New York sends out Kodai Senga to duel against Washington’s Josiah Gray. The Mets are a -195 money-line favorite with a total of 9.
The Chicago Cubs travel to St. Louis to play the Cardinals at 7:45 PM ET. The Cubs are on a five-game winning streak after a 10-7 win across town against the White Sox yesterday. The Cardinals won for the second time in their last three games with an 11-7 victory at Arizona on Wednesday. Justin Steele takes the ball for Chicago to battle against Miles Mikolas for St. Louis. Both teams are priced at -110 with an over/under of 9.
The Chicago White Sox play at home against the Cleveland Guardians at 8:10 PM ET. The White Sox are on a five-game losing streak after their loss to the Cubs. The Guardians won for the fourth time in their last six games with an 8-3 victory against Kansas City on Wednesday. Chicago sends out Dylan Cease to pitch against Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee. The White Sox are a -120 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5.
The Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia continues with three matches on FS1 and Peacock scheduled through Friday AM ET. Argentina faces South Africa at 8 PM ET in a Group G match. The Argentinians seek to rebound from a 1-0 loss to Italy on Sunday. The South Africans lost their opening group stage, 2-1, to Sweden on Saturday. Argentina is a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5.
England plays Denmark at 4:30 AM ET in a Group D contest. The Three Lionesses won their opening group stage match, 1-0, against Haiti on Saturday. Denmark beat China, 1-0, in their first match in this tournament on Saturday. England is a -1 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5.
China goes against Haiti at 7 AM ET in a Group D contest. The Chinese seek to bounce back from their opening-round match to Denmark. Haiti hopes to rebound from their loss to England. China is a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5.
Major League Baseball has five games on its schedule. The Los Angeles Angels play in Detroit against the Tigers at 1:10 PM ET in the opening game of their doubleheader after their game set for Wednesday got postponed because of rain. The Angels won for the sixth time in their last seven games with their 7-6 victory against the Tigers. Detroit lost for the third time in their last five games with the setback. Los Angeles taps Shohei Ohtani to pitch against the Tigers’ Michael Lorenzen in the first half of this twin bill. The Angels are a -145 money-line road favorite, with the total set at 8 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Patrick Sandoval pitches for Los Angeles against Matt Manning for Detroit in Game 2 at 4:10 PM ET. The Angels are a -112 money-line road favorite at Caesars with an over/under of 8.5.
The New York Mets host the Washington Nationals at 7:10 PM ET. The Mets lost for the third time in their last four games with a 3-1 loss across town against the Yankees on Wednesday. The Nationals won for the fifth time in their last six games in a 5-4 victory at Colorado yesterday. New York sends out Kodai Senga to duel against Washington’s Josiah Gray. The Mets are a -195 money-line favorite with a total of 9.
The Chicago Cubs travel to St. Louis to play the Cardinals at 7:45 PM ET. The Cubs are on a five-game winning streak after a 10-7 win across town against the White Sox yesterday. The Cardinals won for the second time in their last three games with an 11-7 victory at Arizona on Wednesday. Justin Steele takes the ball for Chicago to battle against Miles Mikolas for St. Louis. Both teams are priced at -110 with an over/under of 9.
The Chicago White Sox play at home against the Cleveland Guardians at 8:10 PM ET. The White Sox are on a five-game losing streak after their loss to the Cubs. The Guardians won for the fourth time in their last six games with an 8-3 victory against Kansas City on Wednesday. Chicago sends out Dylan Cease to pitch against Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee. The White Sox are a -120 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5.
The Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia continues with three matches on FS1 and Peacock scheduled through Friday AM ET. Argentina faces South Africa at 8 PM ET in a Group G match. The Argentinians seek to rebound from a 1-0 loss to Italy on Sunday. The South Africans lost their opening group stage, 2-1, to Sweden on Saturday. Argentina is a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5.
England plays Denmark at 4:30 AM ET in a Group D contest. The Three Lionesses won their opening group stage match, 1-0, against Haiti on Saturday. Denmark beat China, 1-0, in their first match in this tournament on Saturday. England is a -1 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5.
China goes against Haiti at 7 AM ET in a Group D contest. The Chinese seek to bounce back from their opening-round match to Denmark. Haiti hopes to rebound from their loss to England. China is a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2.5.
