Camden Yards hosts an MLB battle between the Baltimore Orioles and the visiting Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.

Carl Pavano gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Twins on this day; he's 1-1 on the season. The Orioles, meanwhile, will counter with Jake Arrieta, who will be looking to improve on his 1-1 mark.



View Minnesota vs Baltimore Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had installed the Orioles as -105 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 8.5 before betting started to move the line.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Baltimore's American League No. 12-ranked scoring average of 3.6 runs per game, against a Twins offense rated No. 14 and scoring 3.1 runs per game in the league. The Orioles have averaged 7.4 hits per game to date this season, less than the Twins hitters have managed (8.1 per nine innings).

Minnesota brings the American League's No. 8-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Orioles' league No. 9-ranked defense.

The Twins were a 5-3 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Orioles. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Minnesota at -101 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Twins enjoyed a 5-3 victory at the expense of the Orioles on Monday, with Francisco Liriano throwing 6 1/3 innings of 5-hit ball at Camden Yards.




Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Baltimore are 7-3
After playing Baltimore are 6-4
After a win are 3-7

Baltimore Orioles Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 3-7
After playing Minnesota are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

A few Twins at Orioles trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Baltimore
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Baltimore's last 15 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games


Next up:
Minnesota at Baltimore, Wednesday, April 20