The Baltimore Orioles (40-90) and Toronto Blue Jays (69-61) play the second game of a three-game set Tuesday at Rogers Centre. First pitch is scheduled for 7:07 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze the lines around the Orioles vs. Blue Jays odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Orioles LHP Keegan Akin (1-8, 7.26 ERA) makes his 13th start and 20th appearance. He has a 1.70 WHIP, 8.0 K/9 and 3.7 BB/9 through 70 2/3 IP.
- Allowed just one earned run, three hits and two walks across a career-high seven innings in a victory against the Los Angeles Angels Thursday.
- Pounded for six runs, seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts across 4 1/3 IP in a loss in Buffalo, N.Y., against the Blue Jays June 26.
Blue Jays LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (12-7, 3.88 ERA) makes his 26th start. He has a 1.17 WHIP, 7.2 K/9 and 1.9 BB/9 through 143 2/3 IP.
- Rocked for seven runs and seven hits, including three homers, in just 3 2/3 IP in a loss against the Chicago White Sox Thursday.
- Has allowed four or more runs in three of his past four starts, and he has a dismal 6.51 ERA in five August outings.
Orioles at Blue Jays odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 7:50 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Orioles +265 (bet $100 to win $265) | Blue Jays -350 (bet $350 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Orioles +2.5 (-115) | Blue Jays -2.5 (-105)
- Over/Under: 9.5 (O: -120 | U: -105)
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Prediction
Blue Jays 6, Orioles 5
Money line (ML)
The Blue Jays (-350) will cost you three-and-a-half times your potential return, and that’s just a nonsense wager. You can’t bet like that on the regular and expect to be ahead over the long term.
AVOID, and look to the spread instead.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The ORIOLES +2.5 (-115) lost 7-3 in the series opener, but they actually held a 2-1 lead heading to the bottom of the sixth before the bullpen fell apart.
Baltimore is an attractive play with two-and-a-half runs in this one as Akin pitched pretty well last time out, and Ryu has been awful in the month of August.
Over/Under (O/U)
The OVER 9.5 (-120) is the way to go here. Overall, Akin and Ryu have been very giving, and the bats should get going early and often.
The Over narrowly cashed with a run in the top of the ninth, and the Over is now 6-2-1 across the past nine meetings in this series. The Over is now 5-0-1 in Baltimore’s past six as a road ‘dog, and 40-19-3 in the previous 62 against winning teams.
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