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New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles Free Pick 08/25/18

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The New York Yankees are set to take the field against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards in the 2 game of their divisional doubleheader. Pix11 is in line to broadcast the matchup and the game is scheduled to get underway at 7:05 p.m. ET.

New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles Odds

The Orioles are 37-91 straight up (SU) and 53-74 against the spread (ATS). The team’s lost 44.7 units for moneyline bettors and 31.9 units (ATS). The Yankees are 80-47 SU and have gone 63-63 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 1.0 unit for moneyline gamblers and 7.8 units ATS.

Baltimore games have an over/under record of 54-68-5 in 2018. New York has also been a decent under bet with a total record of 56-63-7.

Sonny Gray will get the nod for New York. The right-handed Gray is 9-8 with a 5.34 ERA and 106 strikeouts. He’s 3-1 with 21 strikeouts and a 4.79 ERA against Baltimore this year (four starts).

The Orioles will put the ball in the right hand of Andrew Cashner (4-11, 4.84 ERA, 1.50 WHIP), who’s got 93 strikeouts and 57 walks this season. Cashner is 1-1 with 16 strikeouts and a 4.42 ERA across three starts against New York this year.

Baltimore’s pitchers have given up 5.5 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. Its starters have a 5.38 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.78 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 8.1 K/9. In 58 games against divisional foes, Orioles starters have an ERA of 5.51 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.80.

Baltimore’s hitters are putting up 3.9 runs per contest, including 4.2 per game against divisional foes and 2.0 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .213/.269/.308 over its last five matchups and is 0-5 SU during that span.

The Orioles’ offense has been led by right fielder Adam Jones and shortstop Manny Machado. Jones is hitting .283/.316/.430 with 13 home runs, 49 RBIs and 46 runs scored, and Machado’s line is .315/.387/.575 with 24 homers, 65 RBIs and 48 runs.

For the visiting squad, New York’s pitchers have allowed 4.0 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.09 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 9.15 K/9. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 3.15, along with a WHIP of 1.25 and a K-per-9 of 11.40.

Yankees hitters have slashed .253/.333/.452 on their way to 5.2 runs scored per game this season, including 5.0 runs per game against divisional foes and 6.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).

Giancarlo Stanton and Miguel Andujar continue to lead New York’s offense. Stanton is slashing .285/.357/.539 with 32 home runs, 81 RBIs and 83 runs scored. Andujar is hitting .297/.328/.521 with 20 homers, 66 RBIs and 65 runs scored.

The Yankees have lost 11.7 units and are 46-44 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in 41 of those games, as opposed to 46 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Orioles have lost 36.8 units and are 34-52 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 39 of those games, compared to 43 which went under the total.

New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles Free MLB Pick

Predictions: SU Winner – Orioles, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – UNDER

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Notes

Betting Trends

The under has hit in five of Baltimore’s last seven games.

The Yankees have won five of their last six games SU while the Orioles have dropped seven of their last eight.

Baltimore has recorded 17.3 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 16.4 over its last five.

The Yankees have hit 13 home runs in their last 10 games, including eight over their last five.

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