Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles, 8/10/2018 Prediction & Odds
The Red Sox have swung hot bats of late but will the under hit for bettors on Friday night when Boston visits the Orioles?
Game Snapshot & Odds
967 Boston Red Sox at 968 Baltimore Orioles
Friday, August 10, 2018
7:05 p.m. ET, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
TV: BOS (NESN); BAL (MSN2)
Public Betting Trends
Oddsmakers from online sportsbooks currently list the Red Sox as a -195 favorite. As of this writing, 80% of the betting tickets wagered at online sportsbooks are on the Red Sox to beat the Orioles on the moneyline.
Red Sox’ Eovaldi blanks Yankees for eight strong innings
Nathan Eovaldi put up zeroes for eight innings Saturday, leading the Red Sox to a 4-1 win over the Yankees. It’s early, but the best trade of the deadline is shaping up to be the one that brought Eovaldi to the Red Sox. Through two starts, he’s now fired 15 scoreless innings, allowing seven hits and a walk while striking out nine. He’s got a nice 3.38 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and 62/9 K/BB ratio across 72 innings overall, but his performance with the Sox has been nothing short of stellar. He’s a must-start for his next start Friday against the depleted Orioles.
Orioles’ Bundy battles but takes loss against Rangers in last start
Dylan Bundy kept the Rangers to two runs — one earned — over six innings but took the loss Saturday. Bundy gave up seven hits and walked two over his six innings of work, but he was outdueled by Rangers starter Mike Minor. The loss dropped him to 7-10 overall with a 4.38 ERA and 1.27 WHIP through 21 starts. Wins might be hard to come by for Bundy and his Orioles rotation mates as we head down the home stretch, and that’s doubly true his next time out when the O’s get a visit from the AL East-leading Red Sox.
MLB Betting Trends
Boston
The Red Sox have an outstanding road record of late, winning 39 of their last 58 games away from Fenway.
Baltimore
The Orioles have lost 13 of Bundy’s last 16 starts against the rest of the American League East.
Prediction:
The under is 7-1-2 in Bundy’s last 10 starts against the Red Sox and has hit in four of the last five games that Bundy has faced Boston in Baltimore. The under is also 12-4-1 in the Red Sox’ last 17 games versus a right-handed starter and 15-7-1 in their last 23 games during Game 1 of a series. Finally, the under is 5-1-1 in Bundy’s last seven outings following a quality start in his last appearance.
The Pick: Red Sox/Orioles under 9
