Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and CFL Previews and Odds - 07/26/2024

by Big Al Staff

Friday, Jul 26, 2024
The Friday sports card features MLB and CFL action.

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. Minnesota travels to Detroit with Pablo Lopez taking the mound for the Twins to pitch against Keider Montero for the Tigers. The Twins are a -170 money-line road favorite with the total set at 8 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Philadelphia hosts Cleveland with the Phillies tapping Cristopher Sanchez to face the Guardians’ Ben Lively. The Phillies are a -175 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Tampa Bay Rays play at home against the Cincinnati Reds at 6:50 p.m. ET. Shane Baz gets the ball for the Rays to go against Nick Lodolo for the Reds. Tampa Bay is a -115 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

The Baltimore Orioles are at home against the San Diego Padres at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Orioles send out Grayson Rodriguez to battle against the Padres’ Adam Mazur. Baltimore is a -225 money-line favorite at BetMGM with an over/under of 9. The Toronto Blue Jays host the Texas Rangers at 7:07 p.m. ET. Yusei Kikuchi takes the mound for the Blue Jays to challenge Andrew Heaney for the Rangers. Toronto is a -130 money-line favorite with a total of 8. Two more MLB games start at 7:10 p.m. ET. New York plays at home against Atlanta with the Mets turning to Kodai Senga coming off the injured list to make his first start of the season to face the Braves' Charlie Morton. The Mets are a -142 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. New York plays in Boston with Nestor Cortes, Jr. getting the start for the Yankees to go against Bryan Bello for the Red Sox. The Yankees are a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.5. 

Four MLB games begin at 8:10 p.m. ET. Kansas City is at home against Chicago with the Royals turning to Brady Singer to duel against the Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks. The Royals are a -142 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. Houston hosts Los Angeles with Framber Valdez on the hill for the Astros to face Gavin Stone for the Dodgers. The Astros are a -122 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. Seattle is in Chicago with the Mariners sending out George Kirby to battle against the White Sox’s Drew Thorpe. The Mariners are a -155 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Milwaukee plays at home against Miami with Freddy Peralta getting the ball to pitch for the Brewers to pitch against Trevor Rogers for the Marlins. The Brewers are a -230 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The St. Louis Cardinals are at home against the Washington Nationals at 8:15 p.m. ET. The Cardinals tap Sonny Gray to duel against the Nationals’ MacKenzie Gore. St. Louis is a -166 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.

The Los Angeles Angels host the Oakland A’s at 9:38 p.m. ET. Carson Fulmer takes the mound for the Angels to face a starting pitcher yet to be determined for the A’s. The Arizona Diamondbacks play the Pittsburgh Pirates at 9:40 p.m. ET. The Diamondbacks have yet to name their starting pitcher to go against the Pirates’ Luis L. Ortiz. Arizona is a -160 money-line favorite at BetOnline with a total of 8. The San Francisco Giants are at home against the Colorado Rockies at 10:15 p.m. ET. Kyle Harrison gets the ball for the Giants to challenge Kyle Freeland for the Rockies. San Francisco is a -185 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.

Week 8 in the Canadian Football League continues with one game. The Ottawa Redblacks host the Calgary Stampeders at 7:30 p.m. ET. This game is a pick ‘em with a total of 51.

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