Orioles vs. Tigers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 21, 2024

Anthony Santander is on the brink of his 100th RBI of the season for the Baltimore Orioles (86-68) as they get set to take on the Detroit Tigers (80-74) on Saturday. The Orioles enter the matchup as -124 favorites on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Oriole Park at Camden Yards at 4:05 p.m. ET, live on BSDET. Baltimore’s Cade Povich gets the start, and he’ll go against Detroit’s Reese Olson.

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

Orioles vs. Tigers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-124)
• Underdog: Tigers (+105)
• Over/under: 8.5

Orioles vs. Tigers Betting Insights

• The Orioles have won in 67, or 58.3%, of the 115 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Baltimore has come away with a win 58 times in 99 chances when named as a favorite of at least -124 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 55.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Tigers have won 47.8% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (44-48).
• Detroit is 28-41 (winning 40.6% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +105 or longer.
• The Tigers have a 48.8% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Orioles vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders

• Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore in batting average (.283) this season while adding 37 home runs and 87 RBI.
• Henderson ranks seventh in Major League Baseball in homers, and 26th in RBI.
• Santander is batting .238 this season with a team-high 43 home runs and 99 RBI.
• Riley Greene has accumulated a team-best 24 home runs and 71 runs batted in.
• Among all batters in the majors, Greene is 38th in homers and 56th in RBI.
• Matt Vierling is batting .259 with 27 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs and 35 walks.

Orioles vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings

• The Orioles have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in the majors.
• The Orioles have pitched to a 3.93 ERA this season, which ranks 13th in baseball.
• The Orioles have a combined 1.240 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 18th in the majors.
• Detroit has the third-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.65).
• Pitchers for the Tigers combine for the No. 2-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.173).