The Miami Marlins will face off against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. Mid-Atlantic Sports Network is in line to televise this interleague matchup and the action gets underway at 1:05 p.m. ET.
Miami Marlins at Baltimore Orioles Odds
Miami (+155) is the underdog to Baltimore (-165) and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under for this day game at 9 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total stand at -120 for the over and +100 for the under. The game’s current runline odds stand at -140 for taking the Marlins +1.5 runs and +120 for the Orioles -1.5 runs.
The Orioles are just 19-50 straight up (SU) and 24-44 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 29.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 25.2 units (ATS). Baltimore has covered the spread only once in its last seven games and the under has hit in five of those seven. The Marlins have gone 28-43 SU this year and are 36-34 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 1.8 units for moneyline bettors and 5.7 units ATS. Miami has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven.
Baltimore games have an over/under record of 27-39-2 so far in 2018. Miami has an over/under record of 35-35.
Trevor Richards is projected to start for the visiting Marlins. Richards is 1-3 with a 4.41 ERA and 30 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Orioles this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Orioles are sending righty Dylan Bundy (4-7, 3.66 ERA) to the mound. Bundy has 95 strikeouts and 25 walks to his name, as well as a WHIP of 1.20. Bundy did not record a start against the Marlins in 2017.
Baltimore’s pitchers have allowed 5.2 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. Its starting pitching staff has a 5.32 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.22 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 8.2 K/9.
The Baltimore hitters have produced 3.4 runs per contest, including 2.1 per game over its last 10 games and 1.8 per game over their last five. The team has hit .197/.298/.260 over its last five games and is 0-5 SU during that span.
Shortstop Manny Machado and right fielder Adam Jones have paced the Orioles’ offense this year. Machado is hitting .308/.377/.570 with 18 home runs, 52 RBIs and 32 runs scored, while Jones has produced a line of .291/.311/.455 with 10 homers, 29 RBIs and 28 runs.
In the visiting dugout, Miami’s pitchers have allowed 5.0 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.45 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 7.55 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 5.04, along with a K-per-9 of 8.44.
The Marlins offense has slashed .234/.304/.355 on its way to 3.5 runs scored per game in 2018, including 3.5 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).
Third baseman Brian Anderson and second baseman Starlin Castro continue to lead Miami’s hitters. Anderson is slashing .303/.381/.434 with four home runs, 34 RBIs and 40 runs scored. Castro is slashing .274/.323/.376 with three homers, 25 RBIs and 40 runs scored.
The Marlins have lost 2.8 units and are 24-27 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over’s hit in 25 of those games, compared to 26 that’ve gone under against -handed starting pitchers.
Miami Marlins at Baltimore Orioles Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Orioles, ATS Winner – Marlins, O/U – UNDER
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Notes
Betting Notes
The under has hit in five of Baltimore’s last seven games.
The Marlins have won five of their last six games SU.
Miami has recorded 18.5 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 22.0 over its last five.
The Marlins have hit six home runs in their last 10 games. The Orioles have hit seven over their last 10.
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