The Boston Red Sox host Baltimore on Wednesday, looking to build on their 28-27 mark against the 31-24 Orioles in MLB betting action at Fenway Park.

For the Red Sox, Josh Beckett gets the ball, charged with keeping the Orioles hitters off the base paths. He'll face Wei-Yin Chen, 4-2 on the year.



View Baltimore vs Boston Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Orioles were listed as +-170 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 9 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The Red Sox sit at No. 5 in the American League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Orioles sit at an American League No. 10 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Boston's American League No. 2-ranked scoring average of 5.3 runs per game, against a Orioles offense rated No. 6 and scoring 4.4 runs per game in the league. The Red Sox have averaged 9.7 hits per game to date this season, more than the Orioles hitters have managed (8.7 per nine innings).

Defensively, Baltimore features the American League's No. 7-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.4 runs per game. Boston, meanwhile, comes in at No. 2 in the American League at home, scoring 5.4 runs per game.

The Orioles were an 8-6 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Red Sox. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Baltimore at +164 on the moneyline, while the total score (14) was good news for OVER bettors. Baltimore needed extra innings to get the job done against the Red Sox on Tuesday as the Orioles defeated them 8-6 at Fenway Park.




Baltimore Orioles Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Boston are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

Boston Red Sox Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Baltimore are 4-6
After playing Baltimore are 3-7
After a loss are 7-3

A few Orioles at Red Sox trends to consider:
Baltimore is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing Boston
Baltimore is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games


Next up:
Baltimore at Boston, Thursday, June 7