Only the Yankees and Red Sox are favored at home, as the MLB's Thursday odds picture is smaller than usual with many teams travelling.
Home Underdogs Dominate MLB Odds Menu Thursday
The result is the opportunity for backing five home moneyline underdogs, a favorite betting angle for Vegas baseball handicappers.
Derek Lowe returns to Boston in one interesting battle, while a clash of flame-throwing lefties goes at Yankee Stadium where David Price is +140 facing CC Sabathia at -130.
Thursday’s MLB odds preview, courtesy of Odds Shark.
Texas -126 at Baltimore +116, Total 9 - Colby Lewis (3-1) | Wei-Yin Chen (2-0) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore’s last 5 games
Tampa Bay +145 at NY Yankees -150, Total 8 - David Price (5-1) | CC Sabathia (4-0) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in their last 9 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home
Texas -150 at Baltimore +140, Total 9.5 - Derek Holland (2-2) | Tommy Hunter (2-1) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Texas 7-0-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore 11-4-1 SU in its last 16 games
Washington -161 at Pittsburgh +156, Total 6.5 - Stephen Strasburg (2-0) | Kevin Correia (1-2) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh’s last 7 games at home
Cleveland +136 at Boston -141, Total 9 - Derek Lowe (4-1) | Josh Beckett (2-3) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Cleveland is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston’s last 6 games
Toronto -138 at Minnesota +133, Total 8.5 - Henderson Alvarez (2-2) | Jason Marquis (2-1) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota’s last 9 games when playing at home against Toronto
Detroit -106 at Oakland +101, Total 7 - Max Scherzer (1-3) | Bartolo Colon (3-2) | Matchup Report | SBNation MLB Odds
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland’s last 8 games at home
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