Orioles vs. Athletics odds, prediction, line, start time: 2023 MLB picks, April 13 best bets from top model
The Baltimore Orioles will host the Oakland Athletics for the final matchup of a four-game series on Thursday afternoon. Baltimore took the first two games of the series handily but Oakland was able to take Game 3 and will hope to salvage a series split. The Athletics are 3-9 on the season but snapped a six-game losing streak with their win on Wednesday while the Orioles dropped to 6-6 overall.
Thursday's series finale is slated to begin at 1:05 p.m. ET at Camden Yards in Baltimore. The Orioles are the -238 favorites on the money line (risk $238 to win $100) in the latest Orioles vs. Athletics odds from Caesars Sportsbook with Oakland listed as the +192 underdog. The over/under for total runs scored is 10. Before making any Athletics vs. Orioles picks, be sure to see the MLB predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven computer model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It went 331-285 on top-rated MLB money-line picks (+357) over the past two seasons, and it finished the 2022 MLB season on a 20-14 roll. Anybody who has followed it has seen profitable returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Orioles vs. Athletics and just locked in its picks and MLB predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several MLB odds and betting lines for Athletics vs. Orioles:
- Orioles vs. Athletics money line: Orioles -240, Athletics +196
- Orioles vs. Athletics over/under: 10 runs
- Orioles vs. Athletics run line: Orioles -1.5 (-130)
- BAL: The Orioles are 5-2 SU in their last seven home games against the A's
- OAK: The Over has hit in six of the last seven A's games
- Orioles vs. Athletics picks: See picks at SportsLine
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Why you should back the Orioles
The Orioles are a team on the rise following an 83-79 season a year ago. Baltimore has been cultivating its farm system for years now and the Orioles are finally reaping the benefits with the arrivals of top prospects like Ryan Mountcastle, Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson and Grayson Rodriguez.
Rutschman enters Thursday with a .491 OBP this season while Mountcastle has five home runs and 18 RBI in 12 games to start his third full MLB season. Cole Irvin (0-2, 9.35 ERA) will take the mound for the Orioles and he's posted a sub-4.25 ERA in the last two seasons.
Why you should back the Athletics
Oakland will counter with right-hander Adam Oller. The 28-year-old has made two appearances in long relief this season, eating up 9 2/3 innings in those outings and posting a 4.66 ERA. The Athletics offense will hope in can build some momentum from a 15-hit effort that produced eight runs on Wednesday in a four-run win.
Every batter in the Oakland lineup registered a hit during the game with Brent Rooker starting the offensive onslaught with a three-run homer in the top of the first inning. Ramon Laureano leads Oakland players with at least 10 plate appearances this season with a .890 OPS and he'll have to continue to be the catalyst for a lineup that lacks pop.
How to make Athletics vs. Orioles picks
SportsLine's model is leaning Under on the run total, projecting a total of 8.9 runs scored on average. It also says one side of the money line has all the value. You can only get the model's MLB picks at SportsLine.
