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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Orioles vs Red Sox MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com
The Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Fenway Park.
The Orioles will give the ball to starter Rick Vanden Hurk in this one. Righthander Vanden Hurk is 0-0 this season with a 11.59 ERA.
The Red Sox will counter Vanden Hurk with Erik Bedard. Lefthander Bedard has a 3.50 ERA to go along with a 5-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 250-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total is sitting at 10½.
Last time out for Baltimore, they were a 18-9 loser as they battled the Red Sox on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Red Sox at -237 were rewarded, while the 27 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Team records:
Baltimore: 63-90 SU
Boston: 88-66 SU
Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Boston are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6

Boston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Baltimore are 7-3
After playing Baltimore are 7-3
After a win are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
Baltimore is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 10 games when playing Boston
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Boston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Boston's last 14 games
Next up:
Boston home to Baltimore, Wednesday, September 21