Chicago vs. Cincinnati Odds: MLB Betting Prediction

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The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles open an Easter weekend series on Thursday, April 6, with a day game. The game serves as the Orioles’ home opener at Camden Yards in Baltimore. Last year the Yankees won the season series 12-7, and they are 47-20 against the Orioles since the start of the 2019 season.

Both teams still have games on Wednesday so odds are not yet available for this contest at MyBookie. Check back on Thursday morning to get the latest odds on the Yankees vs. Orioles for Thursday with a 3:05 p.m. ET first pitch.

We will now preview the game plus our betting prediction for this baseball contest. Keep reading for MLB betting lines, analysis, and a free pick for Yankees and Orioles.

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NBA Odds: Yankees -1.5 / Yankees -221 / Orioles +182 / O/U 8.5
When: Thursday, April 6 at 3:05 pm ET
Where: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
TV / Streaming: MASN

Pitching Matchup

The New York Yankees plan to send RHP Clarke Schmidt to the mound on Thursday for his second start of 2023. He started against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday and took a no-decision in the Yankees’ 7-5 loss. Schmidt allowed three runs on five hits over 3.1 innings with two homers allowed and five strikeouts.

Last year Schmidt mostly worked out of the bullpen, posting a 5-5 record and a 3.12 ERA in 29 games. He faced the Orioles four times with a 0.00 ERA over 8.1 innings. Schmidt struck out four, walked five, and gave up two hits.

The Orioles will counter with RHP Dean Kremer. The 27-year-old started on Saturday in a 9-8 loss at Boston and took a no-decision. Kremer allowed five runs on six hits over three innings while giving up two homers and striking out three.

Last season Kremer was 8-7 with a 3.23 ERA in 21 starts while striking out 87 batters in 125 innings. Kremer lost to the Yankees 6-0 on July 24 last season as he gave up four runs on five hits over 5.1 innings while striking out six. He gave up a home run to Aaron Judge and a double to DJ Lemahieu.

Offenses Hit or Miss

The Yankees have scored 25 runs in the first five games. Judge is off to a .350 start with two homers and four RBI, while Gleyber Torres also has two home runs to go with a .333 average.

On the down side, Josh Donaldson is batting .132 on the young season, and Aaron Hicks is hitless. Giancarlo Stanton is batting .200, and two of his four hits are home runs.

The Baltimore Orioles have also scored 25 runs on the season with nine home runs in five games. Ryan Mountcastle, Cedric Mullins, and Jorge Mateo all have two home runs and at least five RBI. Catcher Adley Rutschman had five hits on the opening day and is batting .333 to lead the team.

Rookie Gunnar Henderson is cold, batting .167 through five games, and Ramon Urias is hitting .200 with seven strikeouts.

New York vs Baltimore MLB Betting Trends

The Yankees have hit 49 homers to lead Major League Baseball this season
The Orioles average 0.7 home runs per game to rank 25th in MLB play with 25 total home runs
The Yankees have won 22, or 71%, of the 31 games they’ve played as favorites this season
The Orioles have won in 12, or 36.4%, of the 33 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year
The moneyline for this contest implies a 68.8% chance of a victory for the Yankees
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Orioles have a 35.5% chance of pulling out a win
New York’s .241 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking eighth in MLB
Baltimore and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 10 of their 36 opportunities

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles
Cedric Mullins, Jean Segura, Adley Rutschman, Nelson Cruz, Anthony Santander, Ryan Mountcastle, Austin Hays, Gunnar Henderson, Jorge Mateo, Carlos Rodóna

New York Yankees
LeMahieu, RF Aaron Judge, Anthony Rizzo, Giancarlo Stanton, Josh Donaldson, Joc Pederson, Harrison Bader, Isiah Kiner-Falefa,Jose Trevino, Gerrit Cole

Team Injuries

Baltimore Orioles
Kyle Bradish, Gunnar Henderson, James McCann, Mychal Givens

New York Yankees
Luis Severino, Harrison Bader

Batting Analysis

When the odds come out, expect the Yankees to be favored. Neither starting pitcher is that experienced, and both struggled on Saturday in their first start of the season. Overall the Yankees have a better pitching staff with a team ERA of 2.00 to the Orioles’ 6.23 team ERA.

The Yankees also have the better overall offense and have committed only one error on the season. Add in their recent domination of the Orioles, and they are the pick to win on Thursday, even if Baltimore gets a home opener bump from an enthusiastic crowd.

MLB Pick: Orioles to Win | Bet Yankees at Orioles Today
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