The Baltimore Orioles battle the visiting Boston Red Sox on Monday in MLB betting action at Camden Yards.

Tim Wakefield gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Red Sox on this day; he's 5-3 on the season. The Orioles, meanwhile, will counter with Brad Bergesen, who will be looking to improve on his 1-6 mark.



View Boston vs Baltimore Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Red Sox were listed as 130 favorites on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 10 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 2-rated Red Sox taking on the American League's No. 13-rated Orioles in this contest.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Baltimore and its American League No. 9-rated batting order, averaging 4.1 runs per nine innings, against the American League's No. 1 lineup of the Red Sox at 5.4 runs per outing.

Baltimore owns the American League's No. 14 defense, allowing 5.2 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Boston's American League No. 7-rated defense.

The Red Sox were a 1-0 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Rays. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Boston at -136 on the moneyline, while the total score (1) was good news for UNDER bettors. Boston needed extra innings to get the job done against the Rays on Sunday as the Red Sox defeated them 1-0 at Tropicana Field.

Baltimore won its last outing, an 8-3 result against the Indians on July 17. Bettors who backed the Orioles at -102 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (11) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Baltimore got the job done in their last match in an 8-3 victory over Cleveland on Sunday at Camden Yards behind starter Mitch Atkins.


Baltimore Orioles Trends:
When playing on Monday are 2-8
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

A few Red Sox at Orioles trends to consider:
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Boston11-2-1 SU in its last 14 games
Boston5-1-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Boston
Baltimore is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home


Next up:
Boston at Baltimore, Tuesday, July 19