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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Baltimore Orioles
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Tampa Bay Rays and the Baltimore Orioles meet at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
The Rays will give the ball to starter Ryan Yarbrough in this one. Left hander Yarbrough is 11-3 this season with a 3.34 ERA.
The Orioles will counter Yarbrough with Asher Wojciechowski. Right hander Wojciechowski has a 4.78 ERA to go along with a 2-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -200-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total opened at 10.
Last time out for Baltimore, they were a 8-1 winner as they battled the Royals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Orioles at 103 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 7-6 winner on the road against the Mariners. Bettors on Tampa Bay at -300 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (13) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 74-54 SU
Tampa Bay is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Baltimore:
Team record: 41-86 SU
Baltimore is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Baltimore is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Baltimore Friday, August 23