Orioles vs. Yankees Prediction
The host New York Yankees will be going for the sweep this afternoon versus the lowly Baltimore Orioles. Will New York secure the victory today as massive favorites?
Game Snapshot
965 Baltimore Orioles at 966 New York Yankees
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Yankee Stadium at 1:05PM ET
TV: TBS
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Public Betting Information
According to oddsmakers at BetNow.eu, the Yankees are a -285 favorite to win on the moneyline. The Orioles are a +257 underdog, while the total is set at 8.5 runs. As of Sunday morning, 73 percent of public bets are siding with host New York. Check out our MLB Public Betting Page for the latest info.
Yankees prevail in extras
New York secured a 3-2 home victory in 11 innings Saturday over visiting Baltimore. Aaron Hicks drove in Didi Gregorius with the game-winning double in the 11th. Hicks was 2-for-5 in the contest as he also hit a solo home run in the second inning. Gregorius was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run. Miguel Andujar finished 2-for-4 with a double. Aaron Judge walked twice in five plate appearances. Luke Voit was 1-for-4 with a solo home run. Tommy Kahnle picked up the win in relief as he allowed one hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning of relief.
O’s scatter 12 hits
Baltimore could only managed two runs on its 12 hits in yesterday’s loss. Cedric Mullins went 2-for-6 with an RBI, while D.J. Stewart was 2-for-4 with a double plus a walk and an RBI. Jonathan Villar was 2-for-4 with a walk plus a stolen base. Trey Mancini was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk. Steve Wilkerson went 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. Caleb Joseph was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Paul Fry suffered the loss in relief as he surrendered one earned run on two hits with one strikeout in one-third of an inning.
Alex Cobb (5-15, 4.90 ERA) will start today for Baltimore, while the Yankees counter with J.A. Happ (16-6, 3.62).
MLB Betting Trends
Baltimore
The Orioles are 14-56 in their last 70 road games. Baltimore is 27-76 in its last 103 games overall.
New York
The Yankees are 72-30 in their last 102 home games. New York is 20-8 in the last 28 meetings.
Prediction:
The Orioles are a mess and looking toward several years in the future as opposed to the final games of this season. Happ should be able to shut them down and receive plenty of run support now that it seems Cobb is trending in the wrong direction again. Take the runline on the Yankees here.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: NEW YORK YANKEES RL -145