The New York Yankees (20-16) and Baltimore Orioles (16-20) play a doubleheader at Oriole Park at Camden Yards Friday. The first pitch of Game 1 is set for 5:05 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Yankees-Orioles MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Yankees at Orioles: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Michael King vs. RHP Thomas Eshelman
King: 1-1, 6.23 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 7.8 K/9, 3.1 BB/9, 17 1/3 IP, 5 games (2 starts)
- Has gone 3 2/3 innings in each of his two starts thus far. Allowed a total of 5 earned runs while being capped at 70 pitches.
- Hasn’t allowed a home run since giving up a total of three over his first two relief appearances of the season.
Eshelman: 3-0, 3.48 ERA, 0.823, 3.5 K/9, 1.3 BB/9, 20 2/3 IP, 7 games (2 starts)
- Has allowed four home runs over his seven appearances.
- Went 4 and 5 innings in his first two starts of the season, respectively, allowing just 2 earned runs in each outing and picking up the win against the Philadelphia Phillies in his second start.
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Yankees at Orioles: Key injuries
(Get the latest injury news here.)
Yankees
- OF Aaron Judge (calf) out
- OF Giancarlo Stanton (hamstring) out
- 2B Gleyber Torres (hamstring) out
Orioles
- 1B Chris Davis (knee) out
- OF Austin Hays (ribs) out
- OF Trey Mancini (malignant tumor removed) out
- 3B Renato Nunez (hamstring) questionable
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Yankees at Orioles: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Yankees 5, Orioles 2
Moneyline (ML)
The YANKEES (-154) have been rather unimpressive of late with three losses in their last four games. They’ve slipped into a tie with the Toronto Blue Jays for second place in the AL East and are dearly missing the trio of Judge, Stanton and Torres.
The Orioles (+140) are the perfect remedy, however, as they’ve dropped six of their last eight games. RHP Alex Cobb was placed in the injured list Friday, forcing them to turn to Eshelman for Game 1 of the doubleheader. He has performed well this season, but he has drawn some favorable matchups and won’t pitch deep into the game.
Take the YANKEES for a modest profit of $6.50 on a $10 bet.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
Take the YANKEES -1.5 (+110) for a greater return on your investment should they win by 2 or more runs. They’re 21-15 against the run line this season; the Orioles (+1.5, -134) are 22-14 on the RL.
The Yankees won both games of a two-game set in Baltimore in late July. They won by scores of 9-3 and 8-6. Their current lineup isn’t nearly as dangerous, but it’ll do just fine against this Orioles staff.
Over/Under (O/U)
Lean to the UNDER 8 (-115) in this 7-inning half of the doubleheader. The Over hit in both of the season’s previous head-to-head games, but as mentioned, the Yankees offense isn’t at full strength.
Both offenses are just above league average in runs scored per game with little room for error on projected totals. Look for this to be a tight, low-scoring game until the Yanks break it open late.
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