Data Skrive:
The Baltimore Orioles (68-48) are -130 favorites for their Friday meeting with the Tampa Bay Rays (58-56). The matchup between the first- and fourth-place teams in the AL East begins at 6:50 PM ET on BSSUN. Zach Eflin will get the ball for Baltimore while Tampa Bay will counter with Zack Littell.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $35.38
Orioles to win vs Rays -130
Orioles vs. Rays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Orioles (-130)
- Underdog: Rays (+110)
- Over/under: 7.5
Orioles vs. Rays Betting Insights
- The Orioles have come away with 53 wins in the 90 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Baltimore has a record of 42-29 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -130 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 56.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Rays have won 49.1% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (26-27).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer, Tampa Bay has gone 11-15 (42.3%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rays’ implied win probability is 47.6%.
Orioles vs. Rays Hitting Leaders
- Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore in batting average (.285) this season while adding 29 home runs and 69 RBI.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Henderson’s home run total places him sixth and his RBI tally places him 23rd.
- Anthony Santander leads Baltimore in home runs (34) and runs batted in (78) this season while batting .247.
- Yandy Diaz paces the Rays with a team-high batting average of .274.
- Diaz’s home run total ranks 142nd in the majors, and he is 75th in RBI.
- Christopher Morel has hit 20 home runs with 53 RBI. Both pace his team.
Orioles vs. Rays Pitching Rankings
- The Orioles strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 13th in MLB.
- Orioles pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.92 this year, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- The Orioles have a combined WHIP of just 1.234 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rays pitching staff ranks 13th in the majors.
- Tampa Bay’s 4.02 team ERA ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Rays pitchers combine for the No. 8 WHIP in baseball (1.231).