Free MLB Pick: Orioles vs. Rays Odds
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2021 MLB Handicapping
(38-80) Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays (73-47)
Date: Thursday, August 19th, 2021
Time: 1:10 PM ET
Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Projected Pitchers: Jorge Lopez vs. TBD
MLB Moneyline Odds: Orioles | Rays
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Orioles , Rays
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 8
The Baltimore Orioles will go with Jorge Lopez this Thursday, as they take on the AL East leaders the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles are now in complete free fall losing 13 straight games, and although it has taken some bad luck and variance for them to lose that many game in a row, they have rarely played good baseball and look entirely noncompetitive in plenty of these games during this brutal streak.
Baltimore still has a somewhat decent batting lineup and it just got better with the return of Ryan Mountcastle who looks to be a prospect who will turn into a very solid MLB player, as he has been one of the few bright spots for this team this year despite dealing with injury issues.
Jorge Lopez will have a very tough task on his hands here and although he has shown flashes of being a decent pitcher he just has not been good for the majority of the season and with the way this Rays batting lineup is shaping up it is tough to see him going too deep here.
Tampa Bay Rays
It is hard to say the Rays are a surprise this year, as they were in the World Series last year, but it seemed like a lot of people thought their would be some pull back in terms of this Rays team, but that clearly has not happened, as they are now the clear cut favorites to win the AL East.
Obviously this team is normally known for their pitching staff and they are still quite solid, but this Rays offense has performed at an extraordinary level as they are ranked second in terms of overall offense.
Tampa will likely go with another bullpen game, as they have no listed starting pitcher for this one but they have an outstanding bullpen who will be in a great spot to get the job done as a unit against these Orioles bats.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Orioles are 18-53 in their last 71 road games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
- Orioles are 2-8 in their last 10 games after losing the first 3 games of a series.
- Rays are 6-1 in their last 7 games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
- Rays are 60-18 in their last 78 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Rays are 37-15 in their last 52 vs. American League East.
- Rays are 35-17 in their last 52 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
- Rays are 49-24 in their last 73 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
Free Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays MLB Prediction:
The Rays still look to be a great pick on the runline, as this offense should have no problem with Lopez or this Orioles bullpen which has been awful all season long. This Rays bullpen is also really easy to trust, as they have been one of the best units all year long and that is especially true when they are playing at home.
4* Free MLB Betting Pick: Tampa Bay Rays runline
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