Sunday, June 08, 2008

Orioles-Blue Jays Pointers

A winning streak will be on the line for the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday when they battle the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.

The Orioles will give the ball to starter Radhames Liz in this one. Righthander Liz is 1-0 this season with a 3.38 ERA.

Starting this game for the Blue Jays will be ace Roy Halladay. The righthander has a 3.01 ERA to go along with a 7-5 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 235-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Orioles defeated the struggling Blue Jays 9-5 on Saturday, as +140 underdogs. The game's 14 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8).

Jay Payton had three hits and drove in five runs to lead the Orioles. Jeremy Guthrie allowed just one run off six hits over seven innings for the victory.

Vernon Wells went 2-for-3 at the plate with one RBI for the Blue Jays, who were favored at -155 in that game. A.J. Burnett gave up eight runs off 10 hits over 4 1-3 innings in the loss.

Current streak:
Baltimore has won 3 straight games.
Toronto has lost 4 straight games.

Team records:
Baltimore: 31-30 SU
Toronto: 32-32 SU

Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Boston are 2-8
After playing Toronto are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Toronto most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Seattle are 4-6
After playing Baltimore are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Baltimore's last 9 games when playing Toronto
Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

Next up:
Baltimore at Boston, Tuesday, June 10
Toronto home to Seattle, Monday, June 9

 

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