Orioles vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 8, 2024

The Baltimore Orioles (40-22) are favorites (-143) on the moneyline when they square off against the Tampa Bay Rays (31-32) Saturday at 4:10 PM ET, live on BSSUN. Baltimore’s Kyle Bradish and Tampa Bay’s Taj Bradley have been named the starters for this contest.

Be sure to check out our preview for this contest, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Orioles vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-143)
• Underdog: Rays (+121)
• Over/under: 8

Orioles vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Orioles have come away with 32 wins in the 49 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Baltimore has come away with a win 18 times in 28 chances when named as a favorite of at least -143 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 58.8% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Rays are 9-11 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 45% of those games).
• Tampa Bay is 1-4 (winning just 20% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +121 or longer.
• The Rays have a 45.2% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Orioles vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore in home runs this season with 19 while driving in 42 runs.
• Henderson ranks second in MLB in homers, and 11th in RBI.
• Adley Rutschman leads Baltimore in batting average (.301) and runs batted in (43) this season while also slugging 12 homers.
• Isaac Paredes leads the Rays with 10 home runs and 37 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .292.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Paredes’ home run total puts him 36th, and his RBI total ranks 28th.
• Yandy Diaz is hitting .242 with 12 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 25 walks.

Orioles vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Orioles average the 19th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
• Orioles pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.27 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
• The Orioles have a combined 1.152 WHIP as a pitching staff, sixth-lowest in MLB.
• The Rays pitching staff is 15th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Tampa Bay has a 4.33 team ERA that ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rays average baseball’s 14th-ranked WHIP (1.261).