Red Sox-Orioles Odds Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Boston Red Sox on Sunday when they battle the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards.
Righthander Clay Buchholz will take the mound for the Red Sox to start this game. Buchholz is 1-1 this season with a 3.52 ERA.
The Orioles will counter Buchholz with Jason Berken. Righthander Berken has a 6.21 ERA to go along with a 1-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Kevin Youkilis went 4-for-4 at the plate with a solo home run as the Red Sox shut down the Orioles 4-0. The Red Sox won the game as -175 favorites, and the team’s played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Dustin Pedroia also went deep for the Red Sox. Josh Beckett tossed seven scoreless innings for his 13th victory.
David Hernandez surrendered seven hits and two runs over 4 1-3 innings in the loss. The Orioles were +155 underdogs in that game.
Current streak:
Boston has won 3 straight games.
Baltimore has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Boston: 61-42
SU
Baltimore
: 44-59 SU
Boston most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After playing Baltimore are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 7-3
After playing Boston are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Boston is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Baltimore
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Baltimore is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Baltimore is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Baltimore is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games when playing Boston
Next up:
Boston at Tampa Bay, Tuesday, August 4
Baltimore at Detroit, Monday, August 3

 

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