Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees: Picks, Predictions, Odds and Player Props

As we approach the midway point in the regular season the true contenders are becoming clearer and that theory will be put to the test this weekend when the slumping New York Yankees host the Baltimore Orioles.

Game 1 of this series is scheduled for Friday and will be played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. The expected first pitch time is 7:05 PM ET and the game will be broadcast on MLB Network.

Our article will give you a complete preview of this AL East rivalry game between the Yankees and Orioles. This will include our best bet for the game and our favorite player prop.

Additionally, we will provide you with the current money line, total, and run line odds, as well as the home run odds for several of the best players from both the Yankees and Orioles.

Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees betting picks and predictions

Under 9.0 Total Runs (-105)

Our best bet for this Friday night game between the Yankees and Orioles will target the Under.

New York enters this game with a record of 43-31 and currently holds a 2.5-game lead in the American League East over the Tampa Bay Rays. That being said, the Yankees have struggled recently, winning just one of their last seven games.

The Yankees are set to start Max Fried, who has been their best pitcher, posting a record of 9-2 and an ERA of 1.89 across 15 starts. Fried has especially been good at home, posting a record of 4-0 with a 1.45 ERA in seven starts.

As for the Orioles, they enter this game with a record of 32-42 and are sitting in last place in the AL East.

Baltimore is set to counter with Tomoyuki Sugano, who has a record of 5-4 with an ERA of 3.38 in 14 starts. He has been most effective in his away starts, posting a record of 3-2 with an ERA of 2.85.

The Yankees are struggling to score runs at the moment as they are averaging just two over their last eight games. During this stretch, New York has been shut out three times and has scored three runs or fewer seven times.

Pair that with the fact that Fried has been lights out and Sugano has been more than serviceable on the road, and our best bet will be for this game to go Under 9.0 Total Runs at -105.

Aaron Judge Home Run (+205)

Our second pick for this matchup is backing Aaron Judge to hit a home run.

Judge has been on a tear this season, having hit 26 home runs, the second most in MLB. He has gone six straight games without a home run, but still has five home runs in his last 11 games.

On Thursday afternoon, the Yankees found their offense again, scoring seven runs against the Los Angeles Angels.

With that in mind, we expect Judge to find his power against an Orioles team he has homered against twice this season in three games.

For that reason, backing Aaron Judge to hit a home run at +205 will be our second best bet.

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Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees odds

Baltimore Orioles	+195 ML
New York Yankees	-240 ML
Run Line	NY Yankees -1.5
Total	O/U 9.0

Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees player props

Player Home Run Odds

Aaron Judge (NY Yankees)	+205
Trent Grisham (NY Yankees)	+300
Jazz Chisholm (NY Yankees)	+325
Gunnar Henderson (BAL Orioles)	+475
Jordan Westburg (BAL Orioles)	+525
Adley Rutschman (BAL Orioles)	+700

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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.