Orioles vs. Red Sox: Betting Preview for August 18

Published 1:25 am Sunday, August 18, 2024

The Baltimore Orioles (72-52) and the Boston Red Sox (65-57) will square off on Sunday, August 18 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, with Albert Suarez getting the ball for the Orioles and Kutter Crawford toeing the rubber for the Red Sox. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:35 p.m. ET.

At -145, the Orioles are the moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Red Sox (+120). The total for this contest is 9. The odds to hit the over are -105, while the odds are -115 to go under.

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Orioles vs. Red Sox Game Info

  • Date: Sunday, August 18, 2024
  • Time: 1:35 p.m. ET
  • Location: Baltimore, Maryland
  • Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
  • TV Channel: MASN
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

  • Moneyline Favorite: Orioles -145
  • Moneyline Underdog: Red Sox +120
  • Over/Under: 9 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)

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Orioles Probable Starting Pitcher

  • Suarez (5-4 with a 3.39 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 90 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Orioles, his 17th of the season.
  • The right-hander last appeared on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up four hits.
  • Suarez is trying to pick up his fourth quality start of the season.
  • Suarez will try to continue a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 3.8 innings per appearance).
  • He is trying to keep a streak of two games without allowing an earned run alive.

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Orioles Hitting & Pitching Performance

  • The Baltimore Orioles have hit a league-leading 190 home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.
  • Baltimore is the top slugging team in baseball this season with a .452 slugging percentage.
  • The Orioles rank sixth in MLB with a .257 batting average.
  • Baltimore scores the third-most runs in baseball (626 total, five per game).
  • The Orioles are 11th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .320.
  • The Orioles strike out 8.2 times per game, the No. 13 mark in the majors.
  • Baltimore has the 16th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.96).
  • Baltimore’s pitching staff is 17th in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Orioles pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in baseball (1.236).

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