Orioles vs Rays Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Tampa Bay Rays will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field. The Orioles will trot Brian Matusz out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Matusz has a 4-11 record and a 5.09 ERA this season. Matusz's opponent in this one will be Andy Sonnanstine. The Rays righthander has a 1.69 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Luke Scott went 3-for-3 at the plate with a solo home run as the Orioles defeated the Rays 5-0 on Friday. The Orioles won that game as +185 underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Jeremy Guthrie tossed six scoreless innings for the win, allowing just two hits with three strikeouts. James Shields surrendered 10 hits and four runs over five innings in the Rays loss. Current streak: Tampa Bay has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Baltimore: 41-75 SU Tampa Bay: 69-46 SU Baltimore most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Tampa Bay are 1-9 After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After a win are 6-4 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Baltimore are 6-4 After playing Baltimore are 7-3 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Baltimore is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Tampa Bay Baltimore is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Baltimore Tampa Bay is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games at home Tampa Bay is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Baltimore Tampa Bay is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games Next up: Tampa Bay home to Baltimore, Sunday, August 15 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.