Friday, May 16, 2008

Nationals-Orioles Who Will Cover?

The Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Camden Yards in an interleague contest.
The Nationals will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Shawn Hill in this game. Hill has a 0-0 record and a 3.56 ERA this season.
The Orioles will counter Hill with Garrett Olson. Lefthander Olson has a 2.95 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Orioles listed as 132-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Nationals defeated the Mets 1-0 in the series finale on Thursday to claim the four-game set. The Nationals won the game as +160 underdogs, and team's played UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).
Felipe Lopez' sacrifice fly drove in the only run and Aaron Boone had two hits for the Nationals. Jason Bergmann tossed seven scoreless innings and allowed just three hits in the victory.
Jay Payton belted a grand slam to lift the Orioles to a 6-3 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday as +115 underdogs. The nine runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (9).
Payton finished with five RBIs to lead the Orioles. Daniel Cabrera improved to 4-1 with the win, allowing three runs off 10 hits over seven innings.
Current streak:
Washington has won 2 straight games.
Baltimore has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Washington: 18-24 SU
Baltimore: 21-19 SU
Washington most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Baltimore are 4-6
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Washington are 4-6
After playing Boston are 3-7
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Baltimore is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 10 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Baltimore's last 16 games when playing Washington
Next up:
Baltimore home to Washington, Saturday, May 17
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