Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 08/27/2024

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Aug 27, 2024
The Tuesday sports card features MLB action. Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. 

Five MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. Philadelphia plays at home against Houston on TBS with Aaron Nola taking the ball for the Phillies to face Justin Verlander for the Astros. The Phillies are a -142 money-line favorite with the total set at 8.5 (all odds from DraftKings). Chicago travels to Pittsburgh with the Cubs tapping Justin Steele to pitch against the Pirates’ Jared Jones getting off the injured list. The Cubs are a -135 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. Cincinnati plays at home against Oakland with a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Reds going against Mitchell Spence for the A’s. Cleveland is at home against Kansas City with the Guardians tapping Gavin Williams to challenge the Royals’ Michael Lorenzen. The Guardians are a -148 money-line favorite with a total of 9. Detroit hosts Los Angeles with Brant Hurter getting the ball for the Tigers to battle against Johnny Cueto for the Angels. The Tigers are a -162 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. 

The New York Yankees play in Washington against the Nationals at 6:45 p.m. ET. The Yankees turn to Gerrit Cole to duel against the Nationals’ Patrick Corbin. New York is a -218 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. The Boston Red Sox play at home against the Toronto Blue Jays at 7:10 p.m. ET. Cooper Criswell takes the mound for the Red Sox to pitch against Yariel Rodriguez for the Blue Jays. Boston is a -148 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. The Atlanta Braves are in Minnesota to play the Twins at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Braves send out Spencer Schwellenbach to face the Twins’ Simeon Woods Richardson. Both teams are priced as a -110 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The San Diego Padres visit St. Louis to play the Cardinals at 7:45 p.m. ET. Dylan Cease gets the ball for the Padres to challenge Miles Mikolas for the Cardinals. San Diego is a -135 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. 

Two MLB games start at 8:10 p.m. ET. San Francisco plays in Milwaukee with the Giants turning to Logan Webb to go against Tobias Myers for the Brewers. The Giants are a -115 money-line road favorite with a total of 7.5. Texas is in Chicago with Andrew Heaney getting the start for the Rangers to battle against Garrett Crochet for the White Sox. The Rangers are a -155 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Colorado Rockies are at home against the Miami Marlins at 8:40 p.m. ET. The Rockies tap Cal Quantrill to duel against the Marlins’ Roddery Munoz. Colorado is a -148 money-line favorite with a total of 11. 

Two MLB games begin at 9:40 p.m. ET. Arizona hosts New York with Eduardo Rodriguez taking the hill for the Diamondbacks to face Sean Manaea for the Mets. The Diamondbacks are a -118 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. Seattle plays at home against Tampa Bay with the Mariners sending out Logan Gilbert to pitch against the Rays’ Jeffrey Springs. The Mariners are a -155 money-line favorite with a total of 7. The Los Angeles Dodgers are at home against the Baltimore Orioles at 10:10 p.m. ET. Jack Flaherty gets the ball for the Dodgers to challenge Cole Irvin for the Orioles. Los Angeles is a -205 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

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