The Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers meet Saturday in MLB action from Comerica Park. Here’s a Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Tigers vs Orioles pick.
Baltimore Orioles Betting Preview
The O’s played the rival Boston Red Sox this week. Baltimore won 5-3 Tuesday but dropped the other pair 12-3 and 5-3. In the opener versus Detroit, the Orioles could only muster one hit in a 1-0 loss. Starter Zach Eflin finished with 6.2 innings and one earned run.
For the starter gig Saturday the Orioles will send out Corbin Burnes. This year Burnes is 13-8 with a 3.18 ERA in 29 starts. Burnes is 58-35 with a 3.25 ERA in 196 games (135 starts) over his career.
Detroit Tigers Betting Preview
Over on the Detroit side, they played the Colorado Rockies in their last set. The Tigers won the first pair 11-0 and 7-4 before a loss 4-2 in the finale. On Friday Detroit had a brilliant pitching performance across the board with one hit and one walk. Brant Hurter did most of the pitching work on 5.2 clean frames, no hits, one walk and eight Ks.
As starter for Saturday Detroit didn’t immediately announce a name.
Why the Detroit Tigers will win
- The Tigers have won each of their last seven Saturday games against American League opponents.
- The Orioles have lost five of their last six games.
- The Orioles have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Tigers have covered the run line in four of their last five games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Tigers have won the first inning in each of their last three night games.
- The Tigers have led after 3 innings in each of their last four home night games.
- The Tigers have led after 5 innings in each of their last six home games.
Why the Baltimore Orioles will win
- The Tigers have lost each of their last eight night games against the Orioles at Comerica Park following a home win.
- The Orioles have won each of their last 14 Saturday night road games against American League opponents.
- The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight night games against the Orioles at Comerica Park following a home win.
- The Orioles have covered the run line in 13 of their last 14 Saturday night road games against American League opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Orioles’ last eight games against AL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Six of the Tigers’ last seven games against AL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Tigers’ last five night games at Comerica Park.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Orioles’ last five games against AL Central opponents.
Detroit Tigers vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction
I’m staying with the Orioles. Burnes is pitching pretty well lately. Over his last three starts combined he’s just 1-2 but has only given up four earned in 16.0 total innings on 18 hits and three walks. Burnes should be good for a quality start here if all goes well.
On Friday the O’s were flummoxed at the plate and couldn’t get anything going. The good news is that the pitching staff was great, and Baltimore used just two arms out of the pen. Still, Baltimore needs a big comeback with the bats Saturday.