Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB, NHL and EPL Previews and Odds - 05/15/2023

by Big Al Staff

Monday, May 15, 2023
The Monday sports card features action in the NHL, MLB, and EPL.

The National Hockey League playoffs continue with the Dallas Stars playing at home against the Seattle Kraken in the conference semifinals on ESPN at 7:10 PM ET. The Kraken forced a Game 7 with their 6-3 victory on Saturday. Dallas is a -190 money-line favorite, with the total set at 6. 

The Monday card in Major League Baseball has 12 games on its schedule. The New York Mets visit the Washington Nationals at 4:05 PM ET as a -155 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.5. The Mets pitch David Peterson against the Nationals' Patrick Corbin. The Los Angeles Angels travel to Baltimore to play the Orioles at 6:35 PM ET as a -130 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The Angels send out Shohei Ohtani to battle against the Orioles' Grayson Rodrguez. The Toronto Blue Jays are at home against the New York Yankees at 7:07 PM ET. Alex Manoah pitches for Toronto against a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Yankees. 

The Seattle Mariners visit Boston to play the Red Sox at 7:10 PM ET as a -120 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.5. The Mariners send out George Kirby to pitch against the Red Sox's Tanner Houck. The Milwaukee Brewers play at St. Louis Cardinals at 7:45 PM ET, with both teams priced at -110 with an over/under of 8. The Brewers pitch Freddy Peralta to battle against the Cardinals' Jack Flaherty. The Atlanta Braves are in Texas to play the Rangers. The Braves pitch Charlie Morton to pitch against the Rangers' pitcher yet to be named. The Houston Astros host the Chicago Cubs at 8:10 PM ET as a -180 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. Framber Valdes takes the hill for the Astros against Jameson Taillon for the Cubs. The Cincinnati Reds are in Colorado to play the Rockies at 8:40 PM ET as a -125 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 11.5. The Reds tap Hunter Greene to pitch against the Rockies' Conner Seabold. 

Two games throw out the first pitch at 9:40 PM ET. The San Diego Padres play at home against the Kansas City Royals as a -205 money-line favorite with a total of 9. Michael Wacha pitches for the Padres against Brad Keller for the Royals. The Arizona Diamondbacks are in Oakland to play the A’s as a -200 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. The Diamondbacks pitch Merrill Kelly against Drew Rucinski for the A's. The San Francisco Giants are at home against the Philadelphia Phillies at 9:45 PM ET as a -115 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Giants tap Alex Wood to battle against Bailey Falter for the Phillies. The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Minnesota Twins at 10:10 PM ET as a -120 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Noah Syndergaard pitches for the Dodgers against Pablo Lopez for the Twins. 

Matchweek 36 in the English Premier League continues with one match. Liverpool travels to Leicester City n the USA Network at 3 PM ET. The Reds have won six matches in a row after their 1-0 victory against Brentford on May 6th. The Red Foxes are winless in their last three matches after a 5-3 loss at Fulham last Monday. Liverpool is a -1 goal-line road favorite with a total of 3.

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