Blue Jays vs. Orioles Pick
Are the Baltimore Orioles the right betting play at home when they close out their series with the Toronto Blue Jays today at 1:35PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Orioles are the favorite at home, as they are getting odds of -125 to win. The Blue Jays are listed with a money line of +115 to prevail, while the over/under total has been set at 8.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup for today’s game has Wade Miley (1-1, 3.02 ERA) on the mound for the Orioles and Marco Estrada (2-2, 3.60) of the Blue Jays. Estrada has started in nine games this season, but his last three have been shaky. He has went 6 innings in each of the three starts, but has allowed a total of 12 earned runs. He has 58 strikeouts this season and a WHIP of 1.18. Miley has started eight games. He has went just five innings in three of his last four starts. He has a WHIP of 1.51 this season due to 27 walks in 41.2 innings of work.
The Orioles opened the series with the Jays on Friday and picked up a 5-3 win at home in 10 innings. They then followed it up with a 7-5 win on Saturday night. Baltimore has now won seven of eight meetings with Toronto this season. Baltimore enters today’s game 25-16 overall and 15-3 at home while Toronto is 18-26 overall and just 8-15 on the road.
Both teams racked up 11 hits in Saturday’s contest. Baltimore had trouble with the relievers while Toronto starter Mike Bolsinger had a poor start. He went 5.1 innings, allowing four earned runs. Jose Bautista had three hits, including a home run and drove in three RBI to lead the Jays. Mark Trumbo had three hits and also had a home run with three RBI for the Orioles. Wellington Castillo had a three-run home run as well.
The Orioles continue to roll at home and they have been beating the Jays all season already. Toronto is missing a few key pieces in their lineup, which isn’t going to help. They can’t keep pace with the Baltimore bats, especially in Baltimore. They have now won 17 of their last 21 home games while Toronto has lost 16 of their last 23 against winning teams. Stick with Baltimore to win at home again.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: BALTIMORE ORIOLES -125