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All you need to know about how the 2024 season has progressed for the Baltimore Orioles and the Miami Marlins, with the Orioles having almost as many road wins as the Marlins have overall victories!

The Orioles vs Marlins series picks has Baltimore favored in the series opener even though the Orioles have lost 11 of their last 13 road games against the Marlins.

Baltimore swept a three-game series against Miami in 2023.

The Orioles won the last two games by one run with both of them landing over the total. Miami has won five of the last six home games against the Orioles.

When looking at today’s MLB games, Baltimore is turning to Albert Suarez for the series opener. Suarez, who hadn’t pitched in the majors since 2017, is 5-3 with a 2.85 ERA this season.

The MLB betting lines have Baltimore at -180 to win Tuesday’s series opener with the Marlins priced at +150 to win the opener. Baltimore has -250 odds to win the series.

The Orioles have the best winning percentage among American League teams while the AL East rival New York Yankees the only AL team with shorter odds of winning the World Series than Baltimore at +700.

Miami is well back at +250000 in the championship odds.

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⏰Day/Time:
📍Location: LoanDepot Park, Miami, FL
📺Streaming: MLB Network

Orioles vs Marlins Probable Starting Pitchers

  • Tuesday: Albert Suárez (Orioles); TBA (Marlins)
  • Wednesday: TBA (Orioles); Edward Cabrera (Marlins)
  • Thursday: TBA (Orioles); Roddery Munoz (Marlins)

Three Orioles Hitters Returning to Sunshine State

It might be a stretch to call this a homecoming for the trio of position MLB players for the Orioles who are Florida natives as Ryan O’Hearn, Austin Hays, and Ryan Mountcastle grew up closer to Tropicana Field, the home park of the Tampa Bay Rays, than to LoanDepot Park.

However, they seem to enjoy getting their cuts in when they return to the Sunshine State and that could factor into the Orioles vs Marlins series picks.

When the Orioles swept the Rays in a four-game series on the road in June, O’Hearn, Hays, and Mountcastle were a combined 11 for 33 with two doubles, a home run (by O’Hearn), and eight RBIs.

The last time the Orioles played on the road against Miami was 2021. O’Hearn did not play in the series while Hayes and Mountcastle were a combined 2-for-10.

Four of Baltimore’s last five road games landed over the total.

Close But No Cigar for Marlins

Don’t let the horrendous record of the Miami Marlins fool you, Miami has been competitive in recent games at home.

When looking at recent MLB scores, Miami had the winning run at bat in the bottom of the ninth inning in the series finale against the New York Mets.

The 6-4 loss marked the 11th time in the last 15 home games to be decided by either one or two runs.

Part of the issue for the Marlins has been the inability to deliver in the clutch as the Marlins are 24th in the majors with a .383 slugging percentage with runners in scoring position. Keep that in mind when it comes to the Orioles vs Marlins series picks.

Nick Gordon leads Miami with five home runs with RISP with Jazz Chisholm topping the Marlins with nine extra-base hits in that situation.

Six of Miami’s last nine games went over the total.

Who’s Hot

  • Huascar Brazoban, Miami Marlins P: Brazoban hasn’t allowed an earned run in nine innings over his last five outings.
  • Xavier Edwards, Miami Marlins SS: Edwards is 13-for-31 with five runs and five walks over his last eight games.
  • Anthony Santander, Baltimore Orioles OF: Santander is 11-for-32 with five runs, four home runs, and nine RBIs in an eight-game hitting streak.
  • Jacob Webb, Baltimore Orioles P: Webb has allowed one hit and no runs with seven strikeouts in six innings in his last six appearances.

Who’s Not

  • Josh Bell, Miami Marlins 1B: Bell is 2-for-17 with six strikeouts over his last five games.
  • Edward Cabrera, Miami Marlins P: Since coming off the injured list, Cabrera has allowed 15 hits, six home runs, and 11 runs with six walks in 11.2 innings.
  • Ryan Mountcastle, Baltimore Orioles 1B: Mountcastle is 4-for-25 with nine strikeouts in his last nine games.
  • Dillon Tate, Baltimore Orioles P: Tate has allowed 11 hits and six runs in four innings in his last three outings.

Orioles vs Marlins Injury Update

Infielders Ryan O’Hearn and Ramon Urias are questionable for the Orioles.

Pitchers Braxton Garrett, Jesus Luzardo, Sixto Sanchez, and Ryan Weathers are on the injured list for the Marlins.

Orioles vs Marlins Betting Preview

Both MLB teams are still figuring out the pitching options in this series. The teams have similar splits out of the bullpen with the Orioles’ relievers having a 3.78 ERA with 15 blown saves compared to a 3.87 ERA and 17 blown saves for the Marlins.

Baltimore has won 21 of 32 games this season as a road favorite with Miami 16-21 as the home underdog. Baltimore is 18-14 against the run line when favored on the road.

Miami has been solid, covering in 20 of 37 games as the road ‘dog.

When considering MLB best bets, keep in mind that Miami’s last five games against American League East Division teams have gone over the total with the total currently at 8.5 for the series opener.

Baltimore is just 3-6 in its last nine games but that is still better than Miami’s 5-12 mark over the last 17 games.

The Orioles are 46-30 as a favorite this season with Miami 30-52 as the underdog. Some other numbers to chew on could be that Baltimore has covered in 30 of 47 road games while Miami is just 22-31 against the run line at home.

However, 35 of Miami’s home games have landed over the total.

Although Miami has been playing better at home recently, it is hard to pick against the Orioles in this series as the Orioles play their first three-game series in Miami since 2015.

For MLB betting news, odds analysis, and more, visit Point Spreads Sports Magazine.


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