Expect The Orioles To Win The Home Series Over The Cubs
Cubs vs Orioles Betting: Baltimore Is The Deepest Team In The MLB

With a sweep over the Chicago Cubs, the Baltimore Orioles could become the first team to have 60 wins this season.
Heading into this three-game series against the Chicago Cubs, the Orioles have 57 wins and lead the American League. They’re also one game behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the best record in baseball.

- Meanwhile, the Cubs are 42-49 and dead last in the NL Central after a strong start to the season earlier this year. There’s been a lot of regression from many players and little expectation, especially at the plate.
That’s why the Orioles are favorites in Game 1 of this series, sitting at -156. The total is currently at 9, with both sides at -110.
Check out the Cubs vs Orioles betting preview for this three-game interleague series below.
Chicago Cubs vs Baltimore Orioles 
Day/Time:
Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD
Streaming: MASN, Marquee Sports Network
Colten Brewer Broke His Hand
Cubs relief pitcher Colten Brewer came in for relief after Kyle Hendricks left the game with an injury. When he came in, he only got two outs and was charged with three runs (one earned), thanks to two hits, two walks, and a hit batter.
After he got taken out, Brewer walked to the dugout and punched the wall. It was later found out that he had broken his hand. He’ll be on the 60-Day Injured List.
All-Star Snubs
The Baltimore Orioles have 57 wins this season. However, only three players made the All-Star Game: Corbin Burnes, Gunnar Henderson, and Adley Rutschman.
Last year, Baltimore had four All-Stars and wasn’t nearly this good.
They deserved more, but that’s the way it goes.
At least Baltimore’s MLB odds to win World Series are near the top. That’s ultimately what matters most.
Cubs vs Orioles Betting Odds For Game 1:
RL: Orioles -1.5 (+134) ML: Orioles -156, O/U: 9 -110/-110
Cubs vs Orioles Betting Series Previews
âš¾ Game 1 âš¾
Tuesday, 6:35 pm ET
Shota Imanaga vs Dean Kremer
The Chicago Cubs will throw their All-Star pitcher, Shota Imanaga, for the series’ first game. The lefty had been tremendous to begin the season, but he hasn’t been nearly as good anymore.
- Imanaga has allowed a .209 ISO and wOBA of .339. He’s also given up more fly balls than ground balls and has earned just 22.1% of strikeouts over the last 30 days.
Ultimately, he’ll face more righties than lefties, and he’s only struck out 20.2% of righties over the last 30 days.
Against lefties, the Orioles don’t have as much power. But they’ve still got plenty of solid bats, including Anthony Santander, Heston Kjerstad, and Austin Hays, to name a few. Those bats match up well against Imanaga analytically.
Meanwhile, the Orioles will run it back with Dean Kremer. He recently came off the Injured List last week and allowed no runs in five innings with eight strikeouts. If the Orioles will get that production out of Kremer, forget about it.
Kremer has held opponents to a .284 wOBA throughout the season and has struck out more than 25% of batters. He’s one of the more underrated pitchers in the game.
- The Cubs will get to face three right-handed batters in this series. But that’s not ideal. The projected lineup has hit a .133 ISO and wOBA of .308, with more than 21% of strikeouts and below 9% of walks.
The lineup only has three batters hitting an ISO of .154 or better over the last month.
Let’s back the Orioles at -156 for Game 1 of the MLB schedule today.
Anthony Santander and Heston Kjerstad both go yard in the 1st to give the @Orioles a 4-0 lead! pic.twitter.com/WJJXUXlKdS
— MLB (@MLB) July 7, 2024
âš¾ Game 2 âš¾
Wednesday, 6:35 pm ET
Jameson Taillon vs Corbin Burnes
In the second game of the series, Jameson Taillon will take the hill. He’s a righty who has oddly struggled against righties more than lefties over the last month.
- Taillon has allowed a .233 ISO and wOBA of .345 to his previous 62 righties but has held lefties to a .017 ISO and wOBA of .154 over the last month.
Like Imanaga, Taillon has also allowed more fly balls than ground balls induced over the last month. But he’s limited walks to 3.2% and has struck out 24% of batters in the previous 30 days. It’s one of the reasons why he’s had more consistent results lately.
However, while Taillon has succeeded, the Orioles destroys right-handed pitching. Using their projected lineup, they’ve hit a .231 ISO and wOBA of .380 against righties over the last 30 days.
Only Ryan Mountcastle and Ramon Urias have struggled at the plate against righties.
Plus, Baltimore will pitch ace Corbin Burnes, who has held his last 131 batters to a .151 ISO and wOBA of .282. Per our MLB predictions, we don’t see how the Orioles would lose this second game.
Jameson Taillon had himself a day!
7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 0 BB 🔥
This is the 5th straight start for Taillon where he’s pitched at least 6.0 innings and surrendered less than 4 ER!
He’s still available in over 60% of fantasy leagues 👀
— Just Fantasy Baseball (@JustFantasyBB) July 4, 2024
âš¾ Game 3 âš¾
Thursday, 6:35 pm ET
Justin Steele vs Albert Suarez
- In the finale of the series, the Cubs will run out another lefty. This time, it’ll be Justin Steele, who has held his last 133 batters to an ISO of .071 and wOBA of .205.
Steele has induced nearly 50% of ground balls and has struck out 25.6% of batters in the last 30 days.
He’s also limited walks to 4.5% and has been the best pitcher for the Cubs lately. Opponents have literally hit just 17.2% of line drives against Steele this season.
With a meeting against Albert Suarez, this is the one game where the Cubs can steal.
Suarez has only struck out 15.5% of batters for the Orioles over the last month and has allowed a .329 wOBA thanks to earning just 30.2% of ground balls in that time.
Consider the Cubs in the finale of this Cubs vs Orioles betting preview.
For MLB betting news, odds analysis, and more, visit Point Spreads Sports Magazine.