The New York Yankees battle the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday in MLB betting action at Yankee Stadium.

Baltimore puts its faith in starter Jake Arrieta to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 1-2. Getting the ball for the Yankees is Ivan Nova, who owns a 3-0 record on the season with a 5.18 ERA.



View Baltimore vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
New York opened as -185 moneyline favorites in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 9.5.

Power Rankings:
The Yankees - Orioles odds would favor the Yankees if the lines were set according to our power ranks. New York is rated No. 2 in the current American League Odds Shark poll, while Baltimore is at No. 9 in the American League.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features New York's American League No. 3-ranked scoring average of 5.3 runs per game, against a Orioles offense rated No. 8 and scoring 4.3 runs per game in the league. The Yankees have averaged 9.3 hits per game to date this season, more than the Orioles hitters have managed (8.4 per nine innings).

Baltimore brings the American League's No. 2-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Yankees' league No. 11-ranked defense.

In their last action, Baltimore was a 7-1 Sportsbook on the road against the Yankees. Bettors on Baltimore at +162 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Baltimore looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Yankees, a 7-1 final on Tuesday in support of Brian Matusz at Yankee Stadium.




Baltimore Orioles Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Kansas City are 8-2
After playing Baltimore are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

A few Orioles at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 6 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees are 16-5 SU in their last 21 games when playing at home against Baltimore
NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home


Next up:
Baltimore at Boston, Friday, May 4
NY Yankees at Kansas City, Thursday, May 3