MLB Odds – Yankees Work For 3rd Straight Victory Against the Orioles Tonight

The New York Yankees host the Baltimore Orioles tonight in hopes of winning their 3rd straight against their rivals from Maryland. The Orioles are 7 and 18 on the season while the Yankees are 16 and 8.

That’s the first reason the Yankees are the big baseball bet favorites in the sportsbook to beat Baltimore on Monday night.

The second is the fact that New York sends pitcher C.C. Sabathia to the mound to perform the expected beat down. Sabathia is 3 and 1 with a 3.12 ERA on the season. His WHIP is a terrific 1.07. The last time he faced the Orioles, however, C.C. wasn’t as dramatically effective as some might think.

Sabathia only allowed 3 runs but he gave up 11 hits in 7.2 innings of work.

Baltimore counters the often times awesome Sabathia with pitcher Jeremy Guthrie. Guthrie is 0 and 3 on the season with a 4.70 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. Guthrie is going to need a lot of help in order for the Orioles to beat the Yankees in tonight’s game.

Below are the baseball betting lines for this game.

Baltimore Orioles

Jeremy Guthrie – R +1 ½ +135 +260 O 9 -110

New York Yankees

CC Sabathia – L -1 ½ -155 -320 U 9 -110

The betting trends point to the Yankees dominating the Orioles tonight.

• The Baltimore Orioles are 0 and 6 in Jeremy Guthrie’s last 6 starts as an underdog on the road.
• The Baltimore Orioles are 1 and 10 in Jeremy Guthrie’s last 11 starts following a Baltimore team loss.
• The New York Yankees are 45 and 11 in their last 56 games at home.
• The New York Yankees are 8 and 0 in C.C. Sabathia’s last 8 starts after 4 days of rest.

Do the Orioles have any chance against Sabathia and the Yankees on Monday night? Not really.

Sabathia has been extra special lately against the Orioles. His ERA against Baltimore is 1.91 in last 5 starts against them. Before signing with New York, C.C. was 5 and 0 against the Orioles for a 2.38 ERA.

Contrast that with Jeremy Guthrie, who is 0 and 5 with a 6.44 ERA in his last 5 outings against the Yankees, and it’s very clear that the Yankees should win this game. The question now becomes, by how many runs?

Even though betting the Yankees at -320, which are the current odds in the sportsbook, is a solid bet, it makes sense to cut the betting risk by giving up the 1 ½ runs on C.C. Sabathia and taking the Yankees at -1 ½ -155.

Just in case the Orioles somehow, somehow get it going in tonight’s game, the best wager is to bet the run line. If the Yankees do beat the Orioles, they should definitely beat them by at least 2 runs. At least, that’s what I believe.

MLB Betting Pick: New York Yankees and C.C. Sabathia -1 ½ -155 > > JOIN NOW