The Texas Rangers (32-18) continue their 3-game series with the Baltimore Orioles (33-18) Saturday. First pitch from Oriole Park at Camden Yards is at 4:05 ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Rangers vs. Orioles odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: tied 2-2
The Rangers won the series opener 12-2 on Friday despite that the Orioles jumped out to a 1st inning lead on a solo home run by C Adley Rutschman. Texas took the lead with 2 runs in the 2nd inning and added 8 more runs in the 4th frame as SS Corey Seager belted a grand slam. Baltimore RHP Grayson Rodriguez saw his ERA balloon to 7.35 in the loss.
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Rangers at Orioles projected starters
LHP Andrew Heaney vs. RHP Dean Kremer
Heaney (3-3, 4.13 ERA) makes his 10th start. He has a 1.21 WHIP, 3.8 BB/9 and 9.8 K/9 through 48 IP.
- Last start: Win, 6 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 2 B, 5 K in a 13-3 win vs. the Colorado Rockies Sunday
- Allows .833 OPS against winning teams and .539 OPS against sub-.500 teams.
Kremer (5-1, 4.61 ERA) makes his 11th start. He has a 1.48 WHIP, 2.6 BB/9 and 7.3 K/9 through 52 2/3 IP.
- Last start: No-decision, 5 1/3 IP, 1 ER, 9 H, 2 BB, 7 K in an 8-3 road win vs. the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday
- Has a .262 OBA at home but a .336 OBA on the road but has allowed 6 home runs at home to just 3 on the road
Rangers at Orioles odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:28 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Rangers -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Orioles -115 (bet $115 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Rangers -1.5 (+155) | Orioles +1.5 (-190)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Rangers at Orioles picks and predictions
Prediction
Orioles 5, Rangers 4
Moneyline
The Orioles have won game 2 of a series 5 straight times and have won 4 straight games after giving up more than 5 runs, according to Covers.com. Despite the one-sided affair Friday BET ORIOLES (-115).
Run line/Against the spread
I’m staying away from this line for a couple of reasons, one of which is that Baltimore +1.5 (-190) is too much juice when you can grab them at the moneyline at a much better value.
The Orioles may also have the best record against the spread (33-18), but that’s impacted largely by strong road performances. Baltimore is just 12-12 ATS at home. AVOID.
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Over/Under
Trends point towards another high-scoring game according to Covers. The Orioles have hit the Over in 5 of their past 6 and the Rangers have had recent success against right-handed pitchers, going Over in 5 of their last 7.
LEAN OVER 9 (-105).
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