Orioles vs. Athletics Prediction
Will the Baltimore Orioles and Oakland Athletics continue to struggle at the plate during today’s 3:35PM ET meeting?
The Athletics have Andrew Triggs on the mound to face Chris Tillman of the Orioles. According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Baltimore is favored on the road today, as the Orioles are getting odds of -150 to prevail. Oakland has been given a money line of +137 to win, while the over/under total for the contest has been set at 8.5 runs.
Baltimore is 63-50 overall, 24-33 on the road and 61-49-3 with the under. Oakland is 51-63 overall, 27-32 at home and 56-53-5 with the under. These two have met six times this season, with Oakland winning four of the six games. The home team has won five of the six games, including all three in this series in Oakland.
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The Athletics haven’t scored much, posting just six runs in the series, yet they have won all three games by one run, as Baltimore has only posted three runs. The Orioles have hit the under in eight of their last 10 games while Oakland has hit it in five straight. Today’s pitchers aren’t very impressive, but both lineups are struggling too much for that to matter.
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