Orioles vs Rays MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays meet at Tropicana Field. Jeremy Guthrie will be the starting pitcher for the Orioles on this day. Righthander Guthrie is 6-11 this season with a 4.04 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be ace James Shields who starts for the Rays. Righthander Shields is 9-10 with a 4.94 ERA so far 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. The Orioles were defeated 4-1 by the Indians last time out, as +110 underdogs. That game's five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Kevin Millwood surrendered three runs off nine hits over seven innings in the Orioles loss. The Rays were defeated 3-2 by the Tigers last time out, as a -110 pick'em. That game's five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Matt Garza allowed seven hits and three earned runs over 5 2-3 innings in the loss. Team records: Baltimore: 40-75 SU Tampa Bay: 69-45 SU Baltimore most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Tampa Bay are 1-9 After playing Cleveland are 2-8 After a loss are 4-6 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Baltimore are 7-3 After playing Detroit are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Baltimore's last 12 games when playing Tampa Bay Baltimore is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore Tampa Bay is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Baltimore Tampa Bay is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games at home Next up: Tampa Bay home to Baltimore, Saturday, August 14 The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting.