Orioles vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 17, 2024

After a four-hit game last time out, Jackson Holliday leads the Baltimore Orioles (72-51) as -125 favorites against the Boston Red Sox (64-57). Action gets underway from Oriole Park at Camden Yards at 7:05 p.m. ET on Saturday, live on MASN. Baltimore’s Cade Povich and Boston’s Brayan Bello have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our preview for this matchup, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Orioles vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-125)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+106)
• Over/under: 9

Orioles vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Orioles have been favorites in 96 games this season and have come away with the win 57 times (59.4%) in those contests.
• This season Baltimore has been victorious 48 times in 82 chances when named as a favorite of at least -125 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Orioles have a 55.6% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Red Sox have been the underdog on the moneyline 60 total times this season. They’ve gone 31-29 in those games.
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +106 or longer, Boston has a 17-19 record (winning 47.2% of its games).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Red Sox’s implied win probability is 48.5%.

Orioles vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore with a batting average of .287. He’s also hit 31 home runs with 74 RBI.
• Henderson ranks seventh in the majors in homers, and 21st in RBI.
• Anthony Santander leads Baltimore in home runs (36) and runs batted in (80) this season while batting .242.
• Jarren Duran is hitting .291 with 37 doubles, 13 triples, 15 home runs and 43 walks.
• Duran ranks 87th in homers and 56th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Rafael Devers has shown off his power as he paces his team with 26 home runs and 75 RBI, with a team-best .298 batting average.

Orioles vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Orioles average the 15th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
• The Orioles have the 13th-ranked ERA (3.95) in the majors this season.
• The Orioles have a combined 1.236 WHIP as a pitching staff, ninth-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 18th in MLB.
• Boston has a 4.18 team ERA that ranks 18th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 15th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.263).