Orioles vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 27, 2024

The Baltimore Orioles (32-18) roll into Monday’s matchup with the Boston Red Sox (26-26) looking to extend a three-game winning streak. The contest starts at 1:05 PM ET on NESN with the Orioles listed as -161 favorites on the moneyline. Baltimore’s Cole Irvin gets the start, and he’ll go against Boston’s Cooper Criswell.

Here is our preview for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Orioles vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-161)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+136)
• Over/under: 9

Orioles vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Orioles have been victorious in 25, or 62.5%, of the 40 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Baltimore has a record of 11-5 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -161 or more on the moneyline.
• The Orioles have an implied victory probability of 61.7% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Red Sox have been the moneyline underdog 26 total times this season. They’ve gone 13-13 in those games.
• Boston is 1-3 (winning only 25% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +136 or longer.
• The Red Sox have an implied moneyline win probability of 42.4% in this contest.

Orioles vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore in home runs with 17 and runs batted in with 37.
• Among hitters in baseball, Henderson is first in homers and 10th in RBI.
• Jordan Westburg has collected 51 hits this season and has an OBP of .342. He’s slugging .508 on the year.
• Jarren Duran has 15 doubles, eight triples, three home runs and 19 walks while hitting .272.
• Duran is 193rd in home runs and 98th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Rafael Devers has a club-leading .276 batting average.

Orioles vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Orioles have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
• The Orioles have pitched to a 3.36 ERA this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
• Orioles pitchers have a 1.143 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
• The Red Sox pitching staff ranks eighth in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Boston has the third-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.13).
• The Red Sox have the fifth-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.156).