The Yankees will be looking to beat up on a weak division rival on Friday when they open up an MLB betting series in Baltimore.
The Yankees and Orioles will play five games starting Friday night, with a doubleheader scheduled for Saturday. New York beat Baltimore three of four times when they last met in late July.
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Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Orioles as +145 underdogs on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 10 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.
Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 11 (Orioles) and the No. 1 (Yankees) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.
How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Baltimore has the American League's No. 8-rated offensive output, at 8.9 hits per game. The Yankees average 9.2 hits per game, good for No. 4 on the American League list.
Comparing defensive stats, New York owns the American League's No. 3-rated road mark, allowing 3.8 runs per game on the highway. Baltimore, on the other hand, rates No. 6 in scoring at home.
Last time out for New York, they were a 22-9 Sportsbook as they battled the Athletics at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -230 were rewarded, while the 31 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. New York routed Oakland on Thursday by a 22-9 score at Yankee Stadium, plating runs all day in baseball betting action.
The Orioles were a 6-1 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Twins. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Baltimore at +155 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors. Baltimore got the job done in their last match in a 6-1 victory over Minnesota on Thursday at Target Field behind starter Jo-Jo Reyes.
New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Baltimore are 7-3
After playing Oakland are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
Baltimore Orioles Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 1-9
After playing Minnesota are 5-5
After a win are 4-6
A few Yankees at Orioles trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games
NY Yankees are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games on the road
Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Next up:
NY Yankees at Baltimore, Saturday, August 27
