The Baltimore Orioles will face off against their divisional rival Boston Red Sox in a Saturday night game. Mid-Atlantic Sports Network is in line to televise the matchup. The game is scheduled to get underway at 7:10 p.m. ET.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox Odds
Baltimore (+260) is coming into this one as the underdog to Boston (-320) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this night game at 11 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total now stand at -120 for the under and +100 for the over. Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the most recent odds standing at Orioles +1.5 runs (+130) and Red Sox -1.5 runs (-150).
The Red Sox are 65-59 straight up (SU) and 51-72 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 24.5 units for moneyline bettors and 27.6 units ATS. On the other hand, the Orioles have gone 39-83 SU this year and are 52-69 ATS. In total, the club has lost 13.8 units for moneyline gamblers and 22.3 units ATS.
Boston games have an over/under record of 73-47-3 in 2019. Baltimore has also been a great over bet with a total record of 64-48-9.
Asher Wojciechowski will get the nod for Baltimore. The right-handed Wojciechowski is 2-5 with a 4.84 ERA and 52 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with 10 strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against Boston this year.
The Red Sox are putting the ball in the left hand of Eduardo Rodriguez (13-5, 4.31 ERA, 1.37 WHIP), who has 145 strikeouts and 56 walks this season. Rodriguez is 2-0 with 12 strikeouts and a 1.98 ERA across two starts against Baltimore this year.
Boston’s pitchers have allowed 5.2 runs per game overall this year as a unit. The team’s starters have an ERA of 5.07, a WHIP of 1.36 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 9.5. The bullpen has a 4.34 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 10.5 K/9. In 60 games against divisional foes, Red Sox starters have an ERA of 5.34 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.15.
The Boston hitters have put up 5.8 runs per contest, including 5.6 per game against divisional foes and 6.0 per game over their last five. The team has hit .330/.401/.584 over its last five matchups and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Red Sox hitters have been led by third baseman Rafael Devers and shortstop Xander Bogaerts. Devers is hitting .328/.377/.581 with 25 home runs, 95 RBIs and 100 runs scored, and Bogaerts has produced a line of .308/.385/.564 with 27 homers, 92 RBIs and 94 runs.
In the other dugout, Baltimore’s pitchers have allowed 6.4 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.83 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 7.18 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 6.30, along with a WHIP of 1.42 and a K/9 of 8.47.
The Orioles offense has slashed .245/.308/.410 on its way to 4.4 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.1 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (0-5 SU).
Baltimore’s hitters have been led by second baseman Jonathan Villar and outfielder Trey Mancini. Villar is hitting .271/.339/.439 with 15 home runs, 54 RBIs, 80 runs and 26 stolen bases, while Mancini (.275/.342/.534) is up to 29 homers, 71 RBIs and 80 runs scored.
The Orioles have lost 2.8 units and are 19-25 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has cashed in 24 of those games, compared to 16 that’ve gone under against left-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Red Sox have lost 11.5 units and are 36-49 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s hit in 50 of those games, compared to 33 that went under the total.
Orioles vs. Red Sox Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Red Sox, ATS Winner – Orioles, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The under has cashed in three of Boston’s last seven games.
- The Orioles have a team OPS of .718 this season and an OPS of .719 against left-handed pitchers. The Red Sox’ OPS sits at .828 overall and .796 against southpaws.
- The Orioles have dropped 10 of their last 11 games SU.
- Boston has posted 27.8 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 30.4 over its last five.
- The Orioles have hit 13 home runs in their last 10 games, including seven over their last five.
