Data Skrive:
Anthony Santander is on the brink of 40 homers on the season for the Baltimore Orioles (82-60) as they get set to take on the Tampa Bay Rays (69-72) Saturday. The Orioles enter the matchup as -183 favorites on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Oriole Park at Camden Yards at 4:05 p.m. ET, live on MASN. Zach Eflin starts for Baltimore while Ryan Pepiot is Tampa Bay’s starter for the contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $30.93
Orioles to win vs Rays -183
Orioles vs. Rays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Orioles (-183)
- Underdog: Rays (+153)
- Over/under: 8
Orioles vs. Rays Betting Insights
- The Orioles have been chosen as favorites in 107 games this year and have walked away with the win 64 times (59.8%) in those games.
- This season Baltimore has come away with a win 14 times in 21 chances when named as a favorite of at least -183 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 64.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Rays have been the underdog on the moneyline 72 total times this season. They’ve gone 32-40 in those games.
- Tampa Bay has a 1-4 record (winning only 20% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +153 or longer.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rays’ implied win probability is 39.5%.
Orioles vs. Rays Hitting Leaders
- Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore with a batting average of .282. He’s also hit 36 home runs with 85 RBI.
- Henderson’s home runs rank him sixth in Major League Baseball, and he is 21st in RBI.
- Santander is batting .241 this season with a team-high 39 home runs and 91 RBI.
- Yandy Diaz paces the Rays with 62 runs batted in while accumulating a team-best batting average of .275.
- Among all batters in the majors, Diaz ranks 135th in home runs and 70th in RBI.
- Christopher Morel’s 21 home runs pace his team.
Orioles vs. Rays Pitching Rankings
- The Orioles average the 17th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- The Orioles have the 11th-ranked ERA (3.90) in the majors this season.
- The Orioles have a combined 1.234 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
- The Rays pitching staff ranks 13th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Tampa Bay’s 3.94 team ERA ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Rays combine for the No. 9-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.230).