Rays vs Orioles Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Saturday when the Tampa Bay Rays and the Baltimore Orioles meet at Camden Yards. The Rays will give the ball to ace starter James Shields in this one. Righthander Shields is 12-11 this season with a 4.76 ERA. Starting this game for the Orioles will be Jeremy Guthrie. The righthander has a 3.94 ERA to go along with a 8-13 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Carl Crawford had three hits and drove in one run to lead the Rays to a 4-1 win over the Orioles on Thursday, as -187 favorites. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportments. Matt Garza surrendered five hits and one run in getting the win. Rafael Soriano pitched a scoreless ninth for his 41st save. Kevin Millwood allowed seven hits and four runs over 5 2-3 innings in the loss. Current streak: Tampa Bay has won 2 straight games. Baltimore has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Tampa Bay: 83-51 SU Baltimore: 49-86 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Baltimore are 5-5 After playing Baltimore are 8-2 After a win are 7-3 Baltimore most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Tampa Bay are 2-8 After playing Tampa Bay are 2-8 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Baltimore Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay Baltimore is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Next up: Baltimore home to Tampa Bay, Sunday, September 5 Show you support of the free information by clinking on the links and making a purchase in our sports store. Airline and hotel reservations, tickets to all events, listen to NFL games and so much more. Don't forget great stock tips as well!