The Tampa Bay Rays (4-3) visit Camden Yards to take on the Baltimore Orioles (2-3) Friday at 7:05 p.m. ET. We analyze the Rays-Orioles betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.
Rays at Orioles: Projected starting pitchers
LHP Blake Snell vs. RHP Alex Cobb
Snell, who threw two scoreless frames in his 2020 debut July 26, owns a 3.22 ERA in 98 career games. The 6-foot-4 southpaw logged a 4.29 ERA in 2019; he faltered a bit after posting a 3.06 ERA over his first 11 starts.
- The Rays went 11-9 with a -17% ROI when favored in Snell starts a year ago.
- From the small-sample department: current Baltimore hitters are a combined 2-for-24 with no walks and nine strikeouts against Snell,
Cobb missed most of the 2019 season due to hip surgery. He posted a strong return to the mound in his 2020 season debut July 25 at Boston (0 BB, 6 SO, 1 ER in 5.1 IP). The 32-year-old owns a career ERA of 3.84; he pitched for the Rays from 2011-17.
- Cobb has been an even-keeled hurler throughout his career, with few exploitable splits in the left-right and home-away departments.
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Rays at Orioles: Key injuries
Current MLB injuries include:
Rays
- OF Austin Meadows (COVID-19) out
Orioles
- 1B Chris Davis (undisclosed) out
- SS Jose Iglesias (quadriceps) questionable
Rays at Orioles: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 11:20 a.m. ET.
Moneyline (ML)
It’s a bit of a flyer to rely on Snell likely seeing his first workload befitting a starter, so the best value here, limited as it may be, rests with the Birds. It’s worth a shot to go against the Rays who are opening the back half of a two-city trip. TAKE BALTIMORE +175.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
Skip the ORIOLES +2 (-115), which carries less value than the moneyline play.
Over/Under (O/U)
Baltimore is overmatched, but the Orioles have shown a bit of punch so far by not going away quietly in games. Snell didn’t exhibit good command in start No. 1 and will likely be on a restricted pitch count as he builds up his endurance. TAKE THE OVER 8.5 (-121).
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