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The Baltimore Orioles (49-27) and Houston Astros (37-40) conclude their 3-game series Sunday. First pitch from Minute Maid Park is slated for 2:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Orioles vs. Astros odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Astros lead 2-0 with a 14-11 win Friday and 5-1 win Saturday

Orioles ace Corbin Burnes (7 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 2 HR, 0 BB, 5 K) suffered his 1st loss since May 7th on Saturday afternoon. Baltimore was stifled offensively and their lone run was a solo shot from 3B Jordan Westburg. Baltimore hopes to avoid being swept for just the 2nd time all season.

Saturday’s win was Houston’s 4th straight. A stellar performance from SP Ronel Blanco (7 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 HR, 3 BB, 4 K) earned him his team-high 8th victory. LF Chas McCormick went 3-for-3 with 2 long balls and 3 runs scored. The Astros also got a 2-run HR from DH Yordan Alvarez. They look to complete their 1st sweep since May 16th

Orioles at Astros projected starters

RHP Albert Suarez vs. LHP Framber Valdez

Suarez (3-1, 2.05 ERA) makes his 9th start and 16th appearance. He has a 1.20 WHIP, 3.5 BB/9 and 7.4 K/9 in 48 1/3 IP.

• Last start: Loss, 3 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 5 BB, 3 K in 4-2 road loss against the New York Yankees Tuesday
• Has never faced the Astros
• 2024 road splits: 2-1, 2.22 ERA (24 1/3 IP, 7 R (6 ER), 1.27 WHIP, 6.7 K/9 in 8 games (4 starts)

Valdez (5-5, 3.91 ERA) makes his 13th start. He has a 1.21 WHIP, 2.9 BB/9 and 6.8 K/9 in 73 2/3 IP.

• Last start: Loss, 6 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 5 BB, 5 K in 2-0 road loss against the Chicago White Sox Tuesday
• 2024 home splits: 2-2, 4.17 ERA (36 2/3 IP, 17 ER), 1.26 WHIP, 6.9 K/9 in 6 starts
• Last start vs Orioles: No-decision, 7 IP, 6 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 3 K in 7-6 road victory on Aug 8, 2023

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Orioles at Astros odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:10 a.m. ET.

• Moneyline (ML): Orioles +108 (bet $100 to win $108) | Astros -126 (bet $126 to win $100)
• Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Orioles +1.5 (-192) | Astros -1.5 (+158)
• Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -104 | U: -118)

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Orioles at Astros picks and predictions

Prediction

Orioles 7, Astros 4

Moneyline.

BET ORIOLES (+108).

I’ve got the Orioles avoiding the sweep and ending their 6-game road trip at 3-3. Baltimore does not get swept, in fact, they just had their streak of 106 consecutive series (dating back to 2022) without being swept end on May 22 by the St. Louis Cardinals. It was the 3rd-longest streak in AL/NL history.

Another reason to love the Orioles on Sunday afternoon is they’re facing the southpaw Valdez. They have owned lefties this season, goingn14-7 against them and batting .259 as a team. Valdez has a career 4.98 career ERA against Baltimore.

Run line/Against the spread

PASS.

I’ll save my bet for the moneyline.

Over/Under

PASS.

I lean to the Over (-104) in this game, but don’t have enough confidence to make it an official recommendation because Valdez is 2-8 against the Over in his last 10 starts and Suarez is 0-4-1 in his last 5.

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The Baltimore Orioles (49-26) and Houston Astros (36-40) play game 2 of their 3-game series Saturday. First pitch from Minute Maid Park is slated for 4:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Orioles vs. Astros odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Astros lead 1-0

The Orioles are in the midst of a 6-game road trip, which started with taking 2 of 3 at the New York Yankees. However, they dropped Friday’s opener of this series 14-11 as -150 favorites; the Astros cashed as +138 home ‘dogs. Baltimore SP Grayson Rodriguez (5 IP, 7 ER, 9 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 8 K) suffered his 1st loss in June after a 3-0 start to the month. SS Gunnar Henderson parked his 23rd and 24th home runs of the season and C Adley Rutschman’s breakout season continued with a 5-for-5 night in the loss, improving his batting average to .305.

Friday’s win was Houston’s 3rd straight. The Astros’ huge offensive night was led by 2B Jose Altuve going 3-for-5 with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs and 2 runs. LF Joey Loperfido also had 3 hits, while 3B Alex Bregman, 1B Jon Singleton and SS Mauricio Dubon each had 2 hits, and CF Jake Meyers hit a 3-run jack.

Orioles at Astros projected starters

RHP Corbin Burnes vs. RHP Ronel Blanco

Burnes (8-2, 2.14 ERA) makes his 16th start. He has a 1.04 WHIP, 2.3 BB/9 and 8.6 K/9 in 92 2/3 innings.

• Last start: Win, 6 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 7 K in 8-3 home victory against the Philadelphia Phillies Sunday
• Hasn’t lost in June — 3-0, 1.35 ERA (20 IP, 3 ER) in 3 starts
• 2024 road splits: 4-1, 2.54 ERA (39 IP, 11 ER), 0.95 WHIP, 7.6 K/9 in 6 starts
• Career vs. Astros: 0-1, 7.50 ERA (6 IP, 5 ER) in 1 start and 1 relief appearance

Blanco (7-2, 2.43 ERA) makes his 14th start. He has a 0.96 WHIP, 3.6 BB/9 and 8.7 K/9 in 77 2/3 innings.

• Last start: Win, 7 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 3 BB, 8 K in 4-1 win against the Detroit Tigers Sunday
• 2024 home splits: 2-2, 2.83 ERA (41 1/3 IP, 13 ER), 0.92 WHIP, 8.3 K/9 in 7 starts
• Never faced Orioles before

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Orioles at Astros odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 5 a.m. ET.

• Moneyline (ML): Orioles -154 (bet $154 to win $100) | Astros +130 (bet $100 to win $130)
• Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Orioles -1.5 (+112) | Astros +1.5 (-134)
• Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -122 | U: +100)

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Orioles at Astros picks and predictions

Prediction

Orioles 3, Astros 2

Moneyline.

PASS.

The Orioles (-154) come out on top Saturday afternoon after failing to comeback Friday night. As much as I like Baltimore to get the win, I’m not interested in betting just over 1½ units with the -154 ML for that to happen. I’ll save my wager for the run line.

Run line/Against the spread

BET ORIOLES -1.5 (+112).

The Astros may be the most disappointing team in the majors, basically playing .500 baseball over the last 30 days. Blanco has been the lone bright spot in their rotation, but he’s struggled in 2 of his last 3 home starts.

The Orioles are road warriors with an MLB-best record of 24-12 away from home. On top of that, they’ve got their ace on the mound Saturday. Burnes has allowed just 3 earned runs over his last 4 starts (27 IP). He has not lost since 8 starts ago on May 7. Baltimore’s pitching staff features a 3.08 ERA on the road and opponents are hitting just .202 against them.

Over/Under

BET UNDER 7.5 (+100).

The Astros are struggling to score runs lately. The Under has hit in 4 of their last 5 games and in 7 of their last 10. It won’t get any easier with Burnes taking the mound for the Orioles.

Meanwhile, the Under is 10-0 in Blanco’s last 10 starts and it’s 11-2 in all 13 of his starts this season.

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