Baseball Betting: Nationals vs Orioles

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The fans at Camden Yards will be treated to a interleague game between the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles when they take their seats on Friday. The Nationals will give the ball to starter J.D. Martin in this one. righthander Martin is 0-3 this season with a 3.55 ERA. Martin's opponent in this one will be Jake Arrieta. The Orioles righthander has a 5.06 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Orioles listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Nationals were shut down 1-0 by the Royals last time out, as +220 underdogs. The teams played UNDER that game's posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Stephen Strasburg surrendered nine hits and one run with nine strikeouts in the loss. Miguel Tejada cracked a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs as the Orioles defeated the Marlins 11-5 on Thursday. The Orioles won that game as a -110 pick?em, and the 16 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Kevin Millwood collected in second win of the season, allowing eight hits and four runs over five innings for the Orioles. Team records: Washington: 33-40 SU Baltimore: 20-52 SU Washington most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Baltimore are 3-7 After playing Kansas City are 6-2 After a loss are 3-7 Baltimore most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Washington are 6-4 After playing Florida are 4-6 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Baltimore The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Washington The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing at home against Washington Baltimore is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington Baltimore is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games Next up: Baltimore home to Washington, Saturday, June 26 Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.