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The Baltimore Orioles (68-47) will look to Anthony Santander, who is coming off a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays (52-62) Thursday at 7:07 PM ET on MASN2. The Orioles are -116 favorites for the contest, according to sportsbooks. Baltimore’s Dean Kremer and Toronto’s Kevin Gausman have been named the starters for this contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $37.24
Orioles to win vs Blue Jays -116
Orioles vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Orioles (-116)
- Underdog: Blue Jays (-104)
- Over/under: 9
Orioles vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights
- The Orioles have won in 53, or 59.6%, of the 89 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Baltimore has a record of 50-34 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -116 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 53.7% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Blue Jays have been the underdog on the moneyline 53 total times this season. They’ve gone 17-36 in those games.
- Toronto has a 16-30 record (winning just 34.8% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -104 or longer.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Blue Jays’ implied win probability is 51%.
Orioles vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders
- Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore with a batting average of .287. He’s also hit 29 home runs with 69 RBI.
- Among all MLB hitters, Henderson is 22nd in batting average, 12th in on-base percentage, and ninth in slugging.
- Santander leads Baltimore in home runs (34) and runs batted in (78) this season while batting .248.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has put up a team-best batting average of .317, and leads the Blue Jays in home runs (22) and runs batted in (72).
- In all of the majors, Guerrero ranks 19th in home runs and 17th in RBI.
- George Springer is hitting .224 with 16 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 45 walks.
Orioles vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings
- The Orioles average the 15th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
- Orioles pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.89 this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- Orioles pitchers have a 1.232 WHIP this season, 10th-best in the majors.
- The Blue Jays pitching staff ranks 22nd in MLB with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Toronto has the 28th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.64).
- Pitchers for the Blue Jays combine for the fourth-worst WHIP in baseball (1.341).