The Orioles get a visit from the Cleveland Indians in baseball action on Thursday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

For the Orioles, Jeremy Guthrie gets the ball, charged with keeping the Indians hitters off the base paths. He'll face Justin Masterson, 7-6 on the year.



View Cleveland vs Baltimore Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Orioles were listed as -103 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 8.5 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the American League No. 13-rated Orioles and the league No. 12-ranked Indians, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Baltimore's American League No. 9-ranked scoring average of 4 runs per game, against a Indians offense rated No. 7 and scoring 4.3 runs per game in the league. The Orioles have averaged 8.9 hits per game to date this season, more than the Indians hitters have managed (8.4 per nine innings).

Defensively, Cleveland features the American League's No. 9-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.1 runs per game. Baltimore, meanwhile, comes in at No. 8 in the American League at home, scoring 4.2 runs per game.

Cleveland lost its last outing, a 7-1 result against the Blue Jays on July 10. Bettors who backed the Blue Jays at +115 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Cleveland didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 7-1 to Toronto on Sunday at Progressive Field.

Baltimore lost its last outing, an 8-6 result against the Red Sox on July 10. Bettors who backed the Red Sox at -161 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (14) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Baltimore looks to rebound from a loss to the Red Sox, who beat them 8-6 on Sunday behind a start from K Weiland at Fenway Park.


Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Baltimore are 4-6
After playing Toronto are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Baltimore Orioles Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Boston are 3-7
After a loss are 1-9

A few Indians at Orioles trends to consider:
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Cleveland's last 19 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Baltimore's last 19 games when playing Cleveland
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home


Next up:
Cleveland at Baltimore, Friday, July 15