MLB Betting - Detroit Tigers vs. Baltimore Orioles

In tonight's baseball betting the Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles square off in the first of a four game series on Thursday night. Detroit is ranked in the MLB Power Rankings (link to MLB Power Rankings article). Detroit sends pitcher Armando Galarraga to the mound. Galarraga hasn’t been overly successful in 2009 going 3 and 4 with a 5.47 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP.

The Baltimore Orioles counter with pitcher David Hernandez. Hernandez is 24 year olds and plays the blues guitar. He also loves to fly fish and…okay, bettors get my drift. Hernandez has no MLB experience but he did go 3 and 1 with a 2.91 ERA in eight starts at Triple-A Norfolk.

First-pitch is at 7:05 pm EST. Here is the betting line for this game (according to BetUS online sportsbook):

Detroit Tigers
Armando Galarraga – R +1 ½ -220 -110 O 10 -105

Baltimore Orioles
David Hernandez – R -1 ½ +180 -110 U 10 -115

Here are a few betting trends for this game.

The Detroit Tigers are 9 and 3 in their last 12 games overall.

The Detroit Tigers are 1 and 6 in Armando Galarraga’s last 7 starts as an underdog.

The Baltimore Orioles are 5 and 1 in their last 6 games overall.

The Baltimore Orioles are 8 and 21 in their last 29 games following a victory.

The key in this game will be whether or not David Hernandez has what it takes to impress in his first game in MLB. Hernandez is considered one of he top prospects at Norfolk, along with catcher Matt Weiters, who will debut on Friday, and rookie Nolan Reimold who already has 4 home runs and 9 RBIs this season.

If Hernandez can come through in his first MLB game, then he has a shot to provide a nice run line victory to gamblers backing him.

Even if he isn’t all that great, the Orioles have a shot to win this game straight up as Armando Galarraga has been awful lately going 0 and 4 with a 9.93 ERA in his last 4 starts.

I believe that Hernandez has a shot on the run line, but I feel better by just betting the Orioles straight up in this game. I’ll bet Baltimore to win at -110 in the sportsbook.

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