Orioles vs Yankees Baseball Odds

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees meet at Yankee Stadium. The Orioles will trot Brian Matusz out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Matusz has a 7-12 record and a 4.72 ERA this season. The Yankees will counter Matusz with AJ Burnett. Righthander Burnett has a 5.15 ERA to go along with a 10-12 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 225-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Orioles defeated Tampa Bay 8-7 as a +150 underdog on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5). Corey Patterson homered and drove in three runs for Baltimore and Nick Markakis drove in a pair of runs in the win. The Yankees lost to Toronto 7-3 as a -170 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Alex Rodriguez had an RBI for New York in his return from the DL and Phil Hughes surrendered six runs on seven hits in six innings. Current streak: Baltimore has won 2 straight games. Team records: Baltimore: 51-86 SU New York: 86-51 SU Baltimore most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing NY Yankees are 2-8 After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 New York most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Baltimore are 10-0 After playing Toronto are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road Baltimore is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore NY Yankees are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games when playing Baltimore NY Yankees are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games NY Yankees are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games at home Next up: NY Yankees home to Baltimore, Tuesday, September 7