Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and Women's World Cup Previews and Odds - 08/07/2023

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Aug 07, 2023
The Monday sports card features MLB and Women’s World Cup action.

Major League Baseball has 12 games on its schedule. The San Diego Padres host the Los Angeles Dodgers at 4:10 PM ET. Seth Lugo takes the ball for the Padres to pitch against Tony Gonsolin for the Dodgers. San Diego is a -120 money-line favorite, with the total set at 9.

Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 PM ET. Philadelphia plays at home against Washington, with the Phillies tapping Ranger Suarez to face the Nationals’ Trevor Williams. The Phillies are a -225 money-line favorite with an over/under of 10. Miami travels to Cincinnati with Eury Perez getting called back up from Double-A for the Marlins to pitch against Brandon Williamson for the Reds. The Marlins are a -135 money-line road favorite with a total of 10.5. Minnesota plays at Detroit, with the Twins sending out Pablo Lopez to go against the Tigers’ Joey Wertz. The Twins are a -166 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Atlanta Braves are in Pittsburgh to play the Pirates at 7:05 PM ET. Spencer Strider takes the mound for the Braves to face Osvaldo Bido for the Pirates. Atlanta is a -290 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. Three more MLB games start at 7:10 PM ET. Boston is at home against Kansas City with the Red Sox turning to Brayan Bello to duel against the Royals’ Cole Ragans. The Red Sox are a -122 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. New York hosts Chicago with Kodai Senga pitching for the Mets against Drew Smyly for the Cubs. The Mets are a -122 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. Toronto visits Cleveland, with the Blue Jays tapping Hyun Jun Ryu to face the Guardians’ Gavin Williams. The Blue Jays are a -130 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. 

Two MLB games begin at 8:10 PM ET. Milwaukee plays at home against Colorado, with Freddy Peralta taking the ball for the Brewers to pitch against Peter Lambert for the Rockies. The Brewers are a -230 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. New York is in Chicago, with Gerrit Cole pitching for the Yankees against Dylan Cease for the White Sox. The Yankees are a -166 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. 

The San Francisco Giants play in Los Angeles against the Angels at 9:38 PM ET.  The Giants send out Logan Webb to battle against the Angels’ Patrick Sandoval. San Francisco is a -120 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. The Texas Rangers are in Oakland to play the A’s at 9:40 PM ET. Dane Dunning gets the start for the Rangers to face Ken Waldichuk for the A’s. Texas is a -225 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia continues with the final seventh and eighth matches in the round of 16 knockout stage on FS1 and Peacock. Colombia plays Jamaica at 4 AM ET as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2. France faces Morocco at 7 AM ET as a -2 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 3. 

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