Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays 4/17/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays
MLB: 7:10 PM EST
Apr. 17, 2019
TV: MAS2
Latest Odds : TB -275 Total 8.5
The Orioles are actually playing decent on the year and have done well for themselves on the road. The problem for the Orioles is the Rays have been doing even better than they have on the year and that can make a difference in the game here as the Orioles have not really been able to dominate and close out the games they have been playing in. The Rays, on the other hand, have really been a dominating team on the season and they have only dropped 4 games total on the season, but 2 of those losses have come at home on the year.
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The Orioles are coming into the game hitting at a clip of .230 as a team. The Orioles have scored a total of 79 runs. A problem the Orioles have had to overcome is the fact the team has not really been that good at pitching with a team ERA of 5.98 on the year, but have ended up getting a total of 119 strikeouts on the year and only walked 63 batters.
Tampa Bay is coming into the game hitting at a clip of .265 on the season. With that type of average the Rays should have been able to score a lot more runs as they have only scored a total of 78 runs on the year. The pitching staff for the Rays has been great with a team ERA of 2.44 so far. The Rays have struck out 169 batters and walked a total of 40 batters.
Recent Betting Trends:
Orioles are 27-79 in their last 106 road games.
Rays are 4-1 in their last 5 Wednesday games.
Under is 4-0 in Hess' last 4 starts with 4 days of rest.
Over is 7-1-1 in Rays last 9 vs. American League East.
Free Betting Pick: Under 8.5
The Rays are at home and are coming in with a better contact hitting team, but also have a better pitching staff that has been a dominating force on the season. Look for the Rays to control this game rather easily and score when they need to and that will make the difference in the game for the Rays. Final Score, Tampa Bay Rays win 4-1.