The Baltimore Orioles (1-0) and Boston Red Sox (0-1) meet Saturday at 1:10 p.m. ET at Fenway Park. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Orioles vs. Red Sox with MLB picks and predictions.
RHP Matt Harvey is the projected starting pitcher for the Orioles. Pitching for the Kansas City Royals last season, Harvey went 0-3 with an 11.57 ERA, 2.74 WHIP, 7.7 K/9 and 3.9 BB/9 in 11 2/3 IP over seven games. Harvey is with his fourth club in as many years. The once-Mets ace hung a 2.53 ERA over his first 65 MLB games; he has registered a 5.82 figure in 87 games since.
RHP Tanner Houck draws the start for the Red Sox. As a rookie last year, Houck went 3-0 with a 0.53 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 11.1 K/9 and 4.8 BB/9 in 17 IP over three starts. The 25-year-old is coming off a control-problem spring. Houck walked 11 batters in 10.2 IP in Grapefruit League action.
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Orioles at Red Sox odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 9:35 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Orioles +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Red Sox -190 (bet $190 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Orioles +1.5 (-115) | Red Sox -1.5 (-105)
- Over/Under: 10 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Prediction
Red Sox 6, Orioles 4
Money line (ML)
The preseason win totals for the Orioles and Red Sox were 64.5 and 80.5, respectively. You’d have to really be against Houck to not like the Boston -190 tag here.
The Red Sox were undone by a fine start by LHP John Means Friday. Boston figures to be a better group against right-handers, and the Baltimore bullpen availability for Saturday is a couple bullets lighter in the chamber.
BACK THE RED SOX -190.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
With the high total for this one, consider BOSTON -1.5 (-105) as an undercard play for the main outright action.
Over/Under (O/U)
Too many variables at cross purposes: PASS.
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