Rays vs. Orioles Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/21/2022

The Tampa Bay Rays (23-16) will look to Randy Arozarena, red hot after a four-hit game, to lead them in a matchup with the Baltimore Orioles (16-24) on Saturday at 7:05 PM ET. The Rays are -157 favorites for the contest, according to sportsbooks. Jeffrey Springs starts for Tampa Bay while Kyle Bradish is Baltimore’s starter for the contest.

Rays vs. Orioles Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Rays vs. Orioles

Our computer pick: Baltimore Orioles (+134) and Over (8.5)

Rays vs. Orioles Game Info

• Tampa Bay Rays probable starting pitcher: Jeffrey Springs
• Baltimore Orioles probable starting pitcher: Kyle Bradish
• Game Day: Saturday, May 21, 2022
• Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
• Location: Baltimore, Maryland
• Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Pitching Matchup

Rays Starter Jeffrey Springs

• Springs (1-1 with a 1.66 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 21 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Rays, his fourth of the season.
• The lefty’s last appearance came on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he threw 4 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up four hits.
• In 11 games this season, the 29-year-old has an ERA of 1.66, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .187 against him.
• The opposing Orioles offense has a collective .228 batting average, and is 12th in the league with 307 total hits and 25th in MLB action with 139 runs scored. It has the 27th-ranked slugging percentage (.349) and ranks 22nd in home runs (31) in all of MLB.
• Springs has a 0.00 ERA and a 0.000 WHIP against the Orioles this season in 1 1/3 innings pitched, allowing a .000 batting average over two appearances.

Orioles Starter Kyle Bradish

• The Orioles’ Bradish (1-2) will make his fifth start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up four earned runs and allowed eight hits in 4 1/3 innings pitched against the New York Yankees on Monday.
• The 25-year-old has pitched in four games this season with an ERA of 5.06 and 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .291.
• In four starts this season, he’s earned two quality starts.
• In four starts this season, Bradish has lasted five or more innings two times, with an average of 5.1 innings per appearance.
• The Rays are batting .238 this season, 14th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .383 (14th in the league) with 38 home runs.

Rays Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Rays have been favored 29 times and won 18, or 62.1%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 8-5 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -157 on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 61.1% chance of a victory for the Rays.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 18 of their 39 games with a total this season.
• The Rays have an ATS record of 19-20-0 in 39 games with a spread this season.

Orioles Betting Picks & Insights

• The Orioles have been underdogs in 38 games this season and have come away with the win 14 times (36.8%) in those contests.
• Baltimore has a win-loss record of 9-16 when favored by +134 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
• The Orioles have an implied victory probability of 42.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Baltimore’s games have gone over the total in 13 of their 41 opportunities.
• The Orioles have an against the spread mark of 24-17-0 in 41 games with a line this season.

Rays Leaders & Batting Stats

• Wander Franco has nine doubles, a triple, four home runs and seven walks while batting .263.
• Franco is 75th in homers and 91st in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Yandy Diaz is hitting .281 to pace his team.
• Diaz ranks 121st in home runs in baseball, and 198th in RBI.
• Diaz heads into this game looking for his fourth game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .368 with a home run, three walks and two RBI.
• Arozarena has 10 doubles, a triple, two home runs and nine walks while batting .245.
• Harold Ramirez is hitting .301 with four doubles and five walks.

Orioles Leaders & Batting Stats

• Cedric Mullins is hitting .256 with eight doubles, a triple, five home runs and 10 walks.
• Among all batters in the majors, Mullins ranks 56th in home runs and 91st in RBI.
• Anthony Santander has hit seven home runs with 21 runs batted in, leading the team in both categories.
• Santander ranks 27th overall in homers and 35th in RBI this season.
• Austin Hays is hitting .284 with 11 doubles, three home runs and 14 walks.
• Trey Mancini paces the Orioles with a team-leading batting average of .298.

Betting Tips for Rays vs. Orioles

Our best bet is the Orioles on the moneyline at +134 after taking a look at all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will over the total of 8.5 runs.