Orioles vs. Red Sox Prediction
Will the Orioles upset the Red Sox at Fenway tonight when the AL East rivals clash at 7:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Red Sox are -150 money line favorites versus the Orioles, who have odds of +130 to pull off the upset. With Ubaldo Jimenez set to face Steven Wright in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 9.5 runs for tonight’s game, down from the original number of 10.
MLB Quick Links: Scores & Matchups | Injuries | Odds Comparison | Betting Trends | ATS Stats
Jimenez tossed 4 1/3 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits with one walk while striking out five in a no-decision last Friday against the Yankees. Gary Sanchez and Matt Holliday both took Jimenez deep in a disastrous performance. His pitch count rose to 94 before turning the game over to the bullpen after recording just 13 outs.
Wright allowed four runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out four over 6 2/3 innings, but received no decision last Friday against the Tigers. Wright held the Tigers to just a single through five innings, but he ran into trouble in the seventh and was pulled. Pablo Sandoval hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning to allow Wright to avoid his first loss in 2017.
Bet Tonight’s Orioles vs. Red Sox Game
OUR PICK: The Orioles have won six of Jimenez’s last seven starts, are 5-1 in his last six games against American League East rivals, and are 13-3 in his last 16 starts during the second game of a series. The Red Sox, meanwhile, are 3-11 in Wright’s last 14 starts after allowing two runs or less in their previous game and are 0-8 in his last eight outings when their opponent scores two runs or less in their previous game.
WEDNESDAY MLB FREE PICK: BALTIMORE ORIOLES +130