Hot Lines: Today's best MLB bets
Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians (-134, 9.5)
Let’s be honest about one thing: the Orioles are not a good team, especially on the road.
Baltimore is 33 games under .500 and has an AL-low 24 road wins. Even worse, Baltimore is a horrid, 2-8 in its past 10 games. The team has resorted to utilizing many young position players as it fights its way through yet another losing campaign.
Cleveland, however, is just 1-9 in its past 10 games. The Tribe is averaging a meager 3.1 runs per game over that stretch and also has begun to give younger players a longer look.
The result when these two teams meet are low scoring affairs that see young, power pitchers shut down aggressive, young lineups. Four of the team’s five meetings this season have gone under the total. And with a high number like 9.5 posted for Sunday, expect more of the same.
Pick: Under
Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Angels (-225, 8.5)
Don’t look now, but the Athletics may be onto something. The team is in last place in the AL West, but has a positive run differential (+31) and has won 10 of its past 12 games.
The Halos have taken the season series against the Athletics, but Oakland has won three of the past five against the division leaders and is playing out the stretch like gangbusters. The key for Oakland has been its pitching, which is allowing just 3.4 runs per game during its hot streak.
Meantime, the Angels have dropped six of 10 and are struggling at the plate. Los Angeles is averaging less than four runs per game and needs to get its offense back on track before the postseason begins.
Pick: Oakland