The Baltimore Orioles finished 25-35 in last year’s shortened season, placing fourth in the AL East. It was the fourth season in a row that they finished below .500. Below, we look at the Baltimore Orioles’ MLB futures odds, including their projected 2021 win total and World Series odds at BetMGM.
The Orioles infield will look a bit different than last season. They added SS Freddy Galvis and 2B Yolmer Sanchez, a Gold Glove winner with the Chicago White Sox two seasons ago. 1B Trey Mancini returns after sitting out 2020 due to having surgery for colon cancer.
Gone are 1B/DH Renato Nunez (now with the Detroit Tigers), 2B Hanser Alberto (Kansas City Royals) SS Jose Iglesias (Los Angeles Angels) and SS Andrew Velazquez (New York Yankees).
The outfield remains the same with Ryan Mountcastle, Cedric Mullins and Anthony Santander.
The rotation received a facelift. They signed free agents Felix Hernandez (2010 AL Cy Young) and Matt Harvey, hoping the right-handers can revitalize their careers. While the O’s traded their 2020 Opening Day starter LHP Tommy Milone (now with the Toronto Blue Jays) to the Atlanta Braves last August, they also bid adieu to RHPs Alex Cobb (Angels) and Asher Wojciechowski (Yankees), who combined for 17 starts last year and signed free-agent contracts in the offseason.
Baltimore Orioles’ 2021 World Series odds
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday, March 13 at 10:17 a.m. ET.
Odds: +10000 (bet $100 to win $1,000)
Only two teams have longer odds, being the Pittsburgh Pirates (+20000) and the Texas Rangers (+15000). Five clubs, the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Tigers, Royals and Seattle Mariners, share the same +10000 odds as the Orioles.
The defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers (+350) are the favorites, followed by the Yankees (+550).
At +10000, the Orioles’ implied probability of winning the World Series is 0.99% or 100/1 fractional odds.
Sure, it would be a nice payout, but the Orioles will be lucky to finish above .500 let alone win it all. PASS.
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Baltimore Orioles’ 2021 win total
Over/Under: 64.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
The last two full seasons, the O’s were 54-108 (2019) and 47-115 (’18).
Last year’s 25-35 record equates to a 67.5-94.5 mark in a 162-game season. That would cash an Over ticket here, but I’d have a tough time counting on – and rooting for – a bad team to win games down the stretch.
PASS. But if you must, the lean is to the Over.
Odds to win the AL East Division
- Yankees -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
- Blue Jays: +400 (bet $100 to win $400)
- Tampa Bay Rays: +450 (bet $100 to win $450)
- Boston Red Sox: +2000 (bet $100 to win $2,000)
- Orioles: +6600 (bet $100 to win $6,600)
At +6600, the Orioles’ implied probability of winning the AL East is 1.49% or 66/1 fractional odds. Again, they’ll be fortunate to finish above .500 in this tough division. PASS.
Odds to win the American League
Odds: +6600 (bet $100 to win $6,600)
The Tigers, Royals and Mariners also have +6600 odds, while the Rangers (+8000) are the biggest long shots.
On the other side of the spectrum, the Yankees (+240) are the favorites, followed by the Chicago White Sox (+400).
Just like the +6600 to win the AL East, the Orioles are +6600 to win the AL pennant. It’s the same implied probability 1.49% or 66/1 fractional odds. PASS.
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