MLB Betting Line Favors the Baltimore Orioles over the Tampa Bay Rays

The Baltimore Orioles will try to be nasty hosts on Monday when the Tampa Bay Rays pay a visit to Camden Yards.

Ubaldo Jimenez gets the call for the Baltimore Orioles and he will try to build on a 1-0 mark. In the other dugout, Chris Archer brings a 2-0 ledger to the game for the Tampa Bay Rays as he tries to quiet the Orioles bats.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

The Tampa Bay Rays were listed as 105 underdogs on the MLB baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks, including Sportsbook. The total was set at 8.5 before betting started earlier on Monday over at Sportsbook.

Handicapping models based on recent betting stats and prediction formulas pick a 4.7-3.0 win for the Rays. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

Baltimore (12-5) will face the 10-10 Rays in this tilt. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Baltimore vs Tampa Bay injuries news.

It's a MLB baseball betting matchup between the No. 15-rated Baltimore Orioles and the league No. 17-ranked Tampa Bay Rays, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.

Statistical Matchup

Offensively, the game matches up Baltimore Orioles No. 20 ranked offense (4 runs per game) against a Tampa Bay Rays defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 21 at 4.35 runs allowed per game. The Baltimore Orioles have been averaging 8.06 hits per game, less than the Tampa Bay Rays have managed so far this season (8.8 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and Baltimore has the No. 5-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Rays own the No. 21 mark in runs allowed.