The Tampa Bay Rays (52-44) and the Baltimore Orioles (48-48) continue their 4-game series Tuesday at Camden Yards. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Rays vs. Orioles odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: Tampa Bay leads 7-6
The Baltimore Orioles bullpen pitched 6 scoreless innings after RHP Austin Voth left before the 4th inning. The Tampa Bay Rays had 8 hits but left 10 men on base.
The Orioles pulled ahead in the 5th inning after 1B Ryan Mountcastle hit a single with the bases loaded to break the 1-1 tie.
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Rays at Orioles projected starters
LHP Shane McClanahan vs. RHP Spenser Watkins
McClanahan (10-3, 1.71 ERA) makes his 19th start. He has a 0.80 WHIP, 1.5 BB/9 and 12.0 K/9 through 110 2/3 IP.
- Leads MLB in WHIP
- Opponent OPS has dropped month over month, sitting at .414 in July.
- Allowed no ER, 4 H, 2 BB and struck out 7 over 4 1/3 vs. BAL April 8
Watkins (3-1, 3.93 ERA) makes his 13th start. He has a 1.37 WHIP, 3.4 BB/9 and 5.3 K/9 through 52 2/3 IP.
- Hasn’t allowed a home run in his past 5 starts.
- Struggles at home, where he gives up a .832 OPS vs. .701 outside of Baltimore.
- Last start vs. Tampa Bay May 22: 0.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, left game after being struck by a line drive in the 1st inning.
Rays at Orioles odds and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:40 p.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Rays -190 (bet $190 to win $100) | Orioles +155 (bet $100 to win $155)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Rays -1.5 (-112) | Orioles +1.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)
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Rays at Orioles picks and predictions
Prediction
Rays 4, Orioles 3
Money line
LEAN RAYS (-190) – go easy because of the significant juice.
It’s not just the Tampa Bay Ray’s best pitcher that is taking the mound tonight against the Baltimore Orioles, McClanahan has been one of the best pitchers in baseball this season.
Baltimore also posts the worst record in the AL East after a win, taking the following game less than 50% of the time. And the Rays are 4-1 in their last 5 when they allow 5 or more runs in their previous game.
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Run line/Against the spread
The Baltimore Orioles have been on a tear this season ATS. As an underdog in Camden Yards, they cover 75% of the time. And against the dominant AL East they cover in 63% of their games.
The market has come back on the Orioles from plus-money, if you think they have chance tonight, makes this bet a strong option. For those picking the Rays you should AVOID.
Over/Under.
LEAN UNDER 7.5 (-107).
McClanahan has not given up more than 2 ER since April 30, and opponents are batting .141 in his past 3 starts. If you ignore his All-Star Game appearance McClanahan is tough to score against.
Also, Tampa Bay has hit the Under in 5 of the past 6 road games when facing a right-handed starter.
The flip side is true for Baltimore, in home games against a lefty starter, the Over has only hit once in their last 5 tries.
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