Orioles vs. Yankees Pick
Can the New York Yankees avoid another upset loss at home when they host the Baltimore Orioles tonight at 7:05PM ET?
GAME SNAPSHOT
(911) Baltimore Orioles at (912) New York Yankees
Friday, April 6, 2018
Location: Yankee Stadium – New York, New York
Weather: Cloudy, 57 degrees, 10mph Winds
Time: 7:05PM ET
CURRENT ODDS
According to oddsmakers at YouWager, New York is clearly favored in this game, as the Yankees are getting odds of -170 to win against Baltimore. The Orioles are getting a money line of +150 to prevail. The over/under total is currently listed at 9 runs.
PITCHING MATCHUP
The pitching matchup on Friday has Kevin Gausman of the Orioles facing C.C. Sabathia of the Yankees. Sabathia pitched five innings in his season debut at Toronto and allowed just one earned run on five hits to get a no-decision. Gausman took a loss in his debut this season, giving up six runs and seven hits over four innings against the Twins.
Bet on MLB for Friday, April 6, 2018
PUBLIC BETTING INFORMATION
The public betting for this game is backing New York. The Yankees are getting 78 percent of the wagers on this contest as the favorite at home against the Orioles.
KEY INJURIES
Neither team has anybody new listed on the injury report for today’s contest.
BETTING STRATEGIES
The Orioles opened this series with a 5-2 win on Thursday thanks to a five-run seventh inning. Adam Jones had a two-run home run to start the scoring and Anthony Santander added a RBI double before Trey Mancinci drove in the final two runs on a single. The scoring burst allowed Andrew Cashner to get the win and move to 1-1 on the season. He allowed one earned run over six innings with five strikeouts and two hits.
Masahiro Tanaka was cruising through six innings, but blew up in the seventh and took the loss to fall to 1-1 on the season. He gave up three runs on six hits while Chad Green allowed the other two runs in the seventh. Aaron Judge hit his second home run of the season in the loss.
I don’t see Baltimore beating New York in New York too consistently. Gausman doesn’t give me a lot of confidence on the mound and the Yankee hitters are going to put up big numbers at home more than they won’t. Sabathia had a promising 2017 season and looked good in his first start. I think he will avoid having the one bad inning like Tanaka did and lead New York to the win.
MLB PREDICTIONS: NEW YORK YANKEES -170