Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB, CFL and CONCACAF Gold Cup Previews and Odds - 07/09/2023

by Big Al Staff

Sunday, Jul 09, 2023
The Sunday sports card features action in MLB, the CFL, and the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Major League Baseball has 14 games on its schedule. The Texas Rangers travel to Washington to play the Nationals on Peacock at 12:05 PM ET. Dane Dunning takes the mound for the Rangers to pitch against Patrick Corbin for the Nationals. Texas is a -200 money-line road favorite, with the total set at 10 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). 

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 1:35 PM ET. The Boston Red Sox hosts the Oakland A’s as a -165 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. The New York Yankees play at home against the Chicago Cubs as a -145 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. 

Four MLB games start at 1:40 PM ET. The Cleveland Guardians are at home against the Kansas City Royals as a -240 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Toronto Blue Jays visit Detroit to play the Tigers as a -125 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. The Tampa Bay Rays host the Atlanta Braves as a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Miami Marlins play at home against the Philadelphia Phillies as a -120 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5.  

Four MLB games begin at 2:10 PM ET. The Minnesota Twins are at home against the Baltimore Orioles as a -155 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Milwaukee Brewers host the Cincinnati Reds. The Seattle Mariners play in Houston against the Astros as a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. The Chicago White Sox are at home against the St. Louis Cardinals as a -140 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.

The San Francisco Giants host the Colorado Rockies at 4:05 PM ET as a -265 money-line favorite with a total of 8. Two games conclude the MLB card at 4:10 PM ET. The Pittsburgh Pirates play in Arizona against the Diamondbacks. The San Diego Padres host the New York Mets as a -125 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN gets the week off with the All-Star break beginning on Monday. ESPN broadcasts the MLB draft at 7 PM ET. 

Week 5 in the Canadian Football League concludes with one game. The British Columbia Lions play at home against the Montreal Alouettes on the CBS Sports Network at 7 PM ET. The Lions lost the first game of the season in a 45-24 upset loss at Toronto as a 3-point road favorite on Monday. They have a 3-1 record this season. The Alouettes lost their first game of the year with a 17-3 loss at home against Winnipeg as a 6-point underdog on Saturday. British Columbia is a 7-point favorite with a total of 45.5.

The quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup conclude with two matches on FS1 at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jamaica plays Guatemala as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with an over/under of 2 (all soccer odds from BetMGM). The United States Men’s National Team battles Canada at 7:30 PM ET as a -0.5 goal-line favorite with a total of 2.5.

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