Rays vs. Orioles Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/17/2022

The Tampa Bay Rays (35-28) hope to avoid their fourth straight defeat when they visit the Baltimore Orioles (28-37) Friday at 6:05 PM ET on MASN2. The Rays are listed as -155 favorites to snap their losing skid, while the Orioles are +133 underdogs. Shane Baz will get the ball for Tampa Bay while Baltimore counter with Dean Kremer.

Rays vs. Orioles Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Rays vs. Orioles

Our computer pick: Baltimore Orioles (+133) and Over (8.5)

Rays vs. Orioles Game Info

• Tampa Bay Rays probable starting pitcher: Shane Baz
• Baltimore Orioles probable starting pitcher: Dean Kremer
• Game Day: Friday, June 17, 2022
• Game Time: 6:05 PM ET
• TV Channel: MASN2
• Location: Baltimore, Maryland
• Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles Pitching Matchup

Rays Starter Shane Baz

• Baz (0-1) starts for the Rays, his second this season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, when he threw 2 1/3 innings, allowing five earned runs while giving up three hits.
• In one games this season, he has a 19.29 ERA and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while opponents are batting .333 against him.
• The opposing Orioles offense has the 19th-ranked slugging percentage (.380) and is 14th in MLB play with 67 home runs. It has a collective .231 batting average, and is 15th in MLB with 510 total hits and 19th in MLB action scoring 269 runs.

Orioles Starter Dean Kremer

• The Orioles’ Kremer will make his third start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the Kansas City Royals, giving up one earned run.
• He has pitched to a 3.86 ERA this season with 4.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.9 walks per nine across two games.
• Kremer has started two games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings one time. He averages 4.2 innings per appearance.
• The Rays rank 26th in MLB with a .229 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 26th in the league (.371) and 59 home runs.

Rays Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Rays have been favored 46 times and won 29, or 63%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay is 13-6 this season when entering a game favored by -155 or more on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 60.8% chance to win.
• Games involving Tampa Bay have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 28 of 63 chances this season.
• The Rays are 30-33-0 against the spread this season.

Orioles Betting Picks & Insights

• The Orioles have been victorious in 25, or 41%, of the 61 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Baltimore has come away with a win 17 times in 40 chances when named as an underdog of at least +133 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Orioles have a 42.9% chance of pulling out a win.
• Baltimore and their opponents have gone over in 31 of their 66 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Orioles are 40-26-0 against the spread in their 66 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Rays Leaders & Batting Stats

• Randy Arozarena has homered seven times this season, the highest mark on the Rays, while hitting .258 with 31 RBI.
• Including all MLB hitters, Arozarena is 69th in batting average, 100th in on-base percentage, and 70th in slugging.
• Yandy Diaz is hitting .269 to lead his team.
• Diaz ranks 220th in home runs and 239th in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Diaz has three straight games with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is batting .273 with two doubles and two RBI.
• Manuel Margot has 10 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 16 walks while batting .310.
• Ji-Man Choi’s 32 runs batted in pace his team.

Orioles Leaders & Batting Stats

• Austin Hays has driven in the most runs for the Orioles with 37 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Hays’ home run total ranks 48th and his RBI tally ranks 27th.
• Hays has collected a hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .286 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBI.
• Cedric Mullins is batting .250 with 15 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 17 walks.
• Mullins ranks 107th among all batters in the majors in home runs, and 110th in RBI.
• Anthony Santander has six doubles, 11 home runs and 28 walks while batting .238.
• Ryan Mountcastle has a team-high 12 home runs.

Betting Tips for Rays vs. Orioles

We have the Orioles on the moneyline at +133 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after taking a look at all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 8.5 runs.