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New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles meet at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
The Yankees will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Clarke Schmidt in this game. Schmidt has a 6-6 record and a 4.33 ERA this season.
It'll be Tyler Wells toeing the rubber for the Orioles in this contest. Right hander Wells is 7-5 with a 3.65 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Orioles as -152-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Baltimore was a 1-0 winner in its last match on the road against the Yankees. They won as +115 underdogs, while the total score of 1 made winners of UNDER bettors.
The Yankees were a 1-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Orioles. That made winners of bettors who got Baltimore at 115 on the moneyline, while the total score (1) was good news for UNDER bettors.
New York:
Team record: 54-49 SU
NY Yankees is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
NY Yankees is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Baltimore:
Team record: 63-40 SU
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Baltimore is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
Next up:
New York at Baltimore Sunday, July 30