Orioles vs. Red Sox: Betting Preview for August 16

Published 9:24 am Friday, August 16, 2024

Boston Red Sox (63-57) will take on the Baltimore Orioles (72-50) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday, August 16 at 7:05 p.m. ET. Currently stuck at 29 steals, David Hamilton will be looking to pilfer his 30th stolen base of the year.

Sportsbooks have tabbed the Orioles (-227) as moneyline favorites against the Red Sox (+185). The over/under for this contest has been set at 8.5.

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Orioles vs. Red Sox Game Info

  • Date: Friday, August 16, 2024
  • Time: 7:05 p.m. ET
  • Location: Baltimore, Maryland
  • Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
  • TV Channel: NESN
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

  • Moneyline Favorite: Orioles -227
  • Moneyline Underdog: Red Sox +185
  • Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)

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Orioles Probable Starting Pitcher

  • Corbin Burnes (12-4 with a 2.71 ERA and 137 strikeouts in 149 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Orioles, his 25th of the season.
  • His last time out was on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when the righty tossed six innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up four hits.
  • Burnes is looking to pick up his 20th quality start of the year in this matchup.
  • Burnes will try to build upon a 25-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.2 frames per appearance).
  • He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 24 outings this season.

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Orioles Hitting & Pitching Performance

  • The Baltimore Orioles average 1.5 home runs per game and have hit a league-best 188 home runs in total.
  • Baltimore leads MLB with a .452 slugging percentage this season, racking up 423 extra-base hits.
  • The Orioles’ .256 batting average is sixth-best in MLB.
  • Baltimore is the third-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging five runs per game (615 total).
  • The Orioles rank 11th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .319.
  • The Orioles strike out 8.2 times per game to rank 13th in MLB.
  • Baltimore’s 3.89 team ERA ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The pitching staff for Baltimore has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 17th in the majors.
  • Orioles pitchers combine for the No. 8 WHIP in MLB (1.228).

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