Saturday, May 08, 2010

MLB Handicapping: Orioles vs Twins

Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

The Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Target Field.
The Orioles will give the ball to ace starter Kevin Millwood in this one. Righthander Millwood is 0-3 this season with a 3.15 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Francisco Liriano who starts for the Twins. Lefthander Liriano is 4-0 with a 1.50 ERA so far this season.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Ty Wigginton belted a two-run homer to lift the Orioles to a 2-0 victory over the Twins on Thursday, as +185 underdogs. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks.
Brad Bergesen pitched 6 2-3 scoreless innings for the win, and Alfredo Simon closed out the game for his third save.
Carl Pavano surrendered two earned runs over eight innings in the loss for the Twins.
Team records:
Baltimore: 8-21 SU
Minnesota: 19-10 SU
Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 3-7
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Baltimore are 7-3
After playing Baltimore are 4-6
After a loss are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
Baltimore is 7-14-1 SU in its last 22 games ,when playing Minnesota
Baltimore is 5-10-1 SU in its last 16 games ,when playing on the road against Minnesota
Baltimore is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,
Baltimore is 2-8-1 SU in its last 11 games ,on the road
Minnesota18-6-1 SU in its last 25 games at home
Minnesota4-1-1 SU in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games ,when playing at home against Baltimore
Minnesota is 2-5-1 SU in its last 8 games ,when playing Baltimore
Next up:
Minnesota home to Baltimore, Saturday, May 8

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