2024 Baltimore Orioles Odds: Betting Futures and Win Totals Lines

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With the MLB season now very much on the horizon, it’s time to start talking about how individual teams might perform this season. While there are always some surprises along the way, baseball is a little easier than most sports to handicap in terms of season performance. Over the course of 162 games, it’s tough for a surprise team to sustain a strong start, which is something that we seem to see every year. We tend to have an idea who the strong teams will be, as well as which ones will almost certainly be in the cellar. Outside of that, there are a few teams who might sneak into the Wild Card. Will the Baltimore Orioles be one of those teams? Let’s take a closer look at the MLB betting analysis.

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The Orioles in 2022

Unless a team is flush with money that they can throw at free agents, much like the Dodgers and Yankees do, the climb back to respectability can be long and slow. It can be slower still if prospects fail to pan out as hoped. The Orioles are a team looking to make it back to being competitive, with their last postseason appearance coming back in 2016, when they were bounced by the Toronto Blue Jays in the Wild Card.

The bottom came in 2021, when they went 52-110 on the season at the start of a rebuild. Last season, you do have to say that there were some definite signs of improvement, with the Orioles going 83-79. While that was certainly a solid upward climb, they still have a long way to go to compete in the very strong AL East.

The Orioles in 2023

While the Orioles made some nice strides last season, the general consensus was that they needed an ace starter to really kickstart their rebuild. They were rumored to be attached to guys like Justin Verlander and Jacob DeGrom, but when all was said and done, they did not land a big-name starter. That could be a problem for a team that surrendered 688 runs last season.

This looks like it’s going to be another season where the Orioles lean heavily on young prospects such as Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson, both of whom did very well in their rookie seasons with the Orioles. It’s an inexpensive way to do business when compared to taking a deep dive into the free agent market, but it’s also one that requires a good deal of patience.

There is still a lot of work to be done in Baltimore to get this team back to the top, which can be seen by their odds to win the AL Pennant. Right now, the Orioles are down near the bottom of that pack, sitting at odds of +2700.

Prediction for 2023

In a different division, the story might be a little different for the Baltimore Orioles, but in the AL East, they look doomed to be down near the bottom of the pack. That said, if they can improve on their record from last season, they might just do enough to nab a Wild Card spot. It does, though, still feel like a bit of a longshot unless they start adding some talent that can make an immediate impact.

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It feels as if the Baltimore Orioles enter every Major League Baseball Season one of the longest shots to win their division, the AL Pennant, and the World Series. So it’s no surprise that the O’s are a massive underdog to win, well, anything in 2022. Check out an odds analysis for the 2022 Baltimore Orioles season so you can plan your bets against their MLB Odds.

2022 Season: Orioles MLB Betting Predictions

2022 MLB Season

When: March 31 – Nov. 2

Baltimore Orioles to Win the AL East Division +12000

The odds are high. But extremely high odds aren’t the same as overlay odds. The question is if there’s any value in backing Baltimore at +12000 to win the AL East.

The problem with backing the O’s is that by doing so, we’re going against four teams with postseason aspirations: the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, and Boston Red Sox.

Winning the division is going to be very difficult to accomplish. Then again, the Orioles could lock themselves into a division title. Cedric Mullins has become one of the best players in baseball.

John Means is a decent pitcher. Jordan Lyles is going to have to step it up. But, maybe, at +12000 we can convince ourselves he does. There’s some value on Baltimore’s odds to win the AL East. Not a lot, but some.

Overlay or Underlay Odds: Fair

Baltimore to Win the American League Pennant +11000

The odds on the Baltimore Orioles to win the American League Pennant are a tick below the odds on the O’s to win the AL East Division. It’s difficult to understand why.

Perhaps, oddsmakers are thinking that if the Orioles win the AL East, they should have one of the best records in baseball and, therefore, should offer lower odds to win the pennant. In any case, Baltimore should be closer to a +16000 to +20000 choice to win the pennant.

The Orioles have one terrific player, Mullins, and a single okay starter, Means. +11000 are underlay odds.

Overlay or Underlay Odds: Underlay

Orioles to Win the World Series +24000

Baltimore is one of the longest shots on the board. But even at +24000 odds, it’s difficult to back the Orioles.

Winning the Fall Classic requires not only winning the pennant, but also beating the other league’s pennant winner. So Baltimore would have to beat teams like the Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox in the AL Playoffs. Then, the O’s would have to best a teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves to win the World Series.

That’s asking a lot for what should be a terrible baseball team.

Overlay or Underlay Odds: Underlay

Cedric Mullins to Win AL MVP Award

Mullins requires help from his teammates to break 100 or more RBIs. If he gets enough help, and raises his batting average above .300 while also hitting over 30 home runs, we can make a case for the MVP to go to Mullins.

But odds on Baltimore’s best player to win the AL MVP have yet to land. Oddsmakers may be hesitant to set odds on Cedric Mullins because they’re not sure what could happen once the players association and MLB reach a new collective-bargaining agreement.

Maybe, Baltimore trades Mullins. In any case, when odds do land, and Mullins is still an Oriole, they’re likely to be overlaid.

So if you’re a Baltimore fan and want some action on their best player to win the MVP, you should see overlay odds.

Overlay or Underlay Odds Prediction: Overlay

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After finishing the 2019 campaign with the worst record in all of baseball, the Baltimore Orioles will be looking to make some major improvements as they get set for the upcoming 2020 regular season. While the O’s, along with every other MLB ballclub are currently in a holding pattern with the start of the new season delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic, there are still a bunch of insightful things you need to know about Baltimore as they get set for the new campaign. Let’s find out everything there is to know about the Orioles right now. After finishing the 2019 campaign with the worst record in all of baseball, the Baltimore Orioles will be looking to make some major improvements as they get set for the upcoming 2020. Let’s check the MLB Odds and World Series Odds for the Baltimore Orioles 2020 Season.

MLB Baltimore Orioles Analysis Before 2020 Season Start

Baltimore Orioles 2020 MLB Season Odds

Baltimore Orioles AL Pennant Odds +15000
Baltimore Orioles World Series Odds +30000

Baltimore Orioles Offensive Analysis

The Orioles finished with the worst record in all of baseball, in large part because of their ineffective offense which finished 22nd in runs scored (4.50), 21st in team batting average (.246), 25th in OPS (.725) and 23rd in home runs (213). Still, Baltimore has some solid players to build around in the future. 28-year-old left-fielder Trey Mancini hit .291 with 35 home runs and 97 RBI while 26-year-old third baseman Renato Nunez hit 31 home runs while driving in 90 runs, though he hit just .244. Last season, the pair combined to become the eighth pair of Orioles teammates with at least 30 home runs and 90 RBIs in the same season. Baltimore also added veteran shortstop Trevor Story after he hit .294 with 35 home runs and 85 RBI for Colorado last season after smacking 37 homers and driving in 108 runs in 2018. Mancini and Story were the only players in the majors last season with at least 35 home runs and 38 doubles.

Baltimore Orioles Defensive Analysis

When it comes to defense, Baltimore was even worse than they were offensively. The Orioles finished 30th in team ERA (5.61), 26th in WHIP (1.46) and 26th in quality starts (41). Still, there is some raw talent on the roster, starting with all-star southpaw John Means who went 12-11 with a solid 3.60 ERA in 27 starts spanning 155.0 innings while striking out 121 in his first season in the bigs. The O’s will need some better performances from schedule starting right-handers, Alex Cobb, Asher Wojciechowski, Kohl Stewart and Brandon Bailey and they definitely need to upgrade a bullpen that left a lot to be desired last season.

Baltimore Orioles Offseason Movements

Claimed RHP Travis Lakins off waivers from the Chicago Cubs. Claimed INF Pat Valaika off waivers from Arizona

Claimed INF Richard Urea off waivers from Toronto. Agreed to terms with INF Hanser Alberto; RHP Miguel Castro; RHP Mychal Givens; and INF/OF Trey Mancini on one-year contracts. Agreed to terms with RHP Miguel Castro on a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with INF Jose Iglesias on a one-year contract.

Baltimore Orioles Prediction

Baltimore is in the middle of a complete rebuild that will clearly take years for them to become competitive against the likes of the perennially powerful Yankees and red Sox in the AL East. The Orioles used a whopping 58 players in 2019 one year after suiting up 56 players in 2018. The O’s also had to use a mind-boggling 38 pitchers to set a new mark after using 30 in 2018.

Baltimore also parted ways with pitcher Dylan Bundy and infielder Jonathan Villar, arguably their best overall player last season. The Orioles look like they’re going to lose 100 games or more in 2019, no matter how you look at it.

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When will the 2022 MLB regular season start? Who knows, but it will get started at some point (my guess in May). Let’s take a look at the Baltimore Orioles, who should be one of MLB’s worst teams again.

Odds to win World Series: +20000
Odds to win American League: +13000
Odds to win AL East: +15000

MLB Analysis 2022 season

The Orioles might be the worst-run franchise in the major leagues and had a fifth straight losing season in 2021 with an MLB-worst 52-110 record. The 110 losses were the second-most in Orioles history (since 1954); the club record is 115 losses in 2018. They went 27-54 at home and 25-56 on the road; their 54 home losses were the second-most in club history (56 in 2019) and their 56 road losses were tied for the third-most in team history.

The team’s best player rather amazingly was Cedric Mullins, who revealed recently he was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 2020. Mullins first started feeling symptoms in the spring of 2020 but played through the affected season with the help of antibiotics before undergoing surgery on his intestines. He lost 20 pounds and admitted to having doubts about how he could perform physically heading into last year, but the 27-year-old center fielder was great with 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in 159 games.

Mullins was one of nine players in the majors in 2021 to record back-to-back multi-home run games. His four multi-homer games from the leadoff spot were the second-most in a single season in O’s history, trailing only Brady Anderson’s five such games in 1996.

Camden Yards will be a bit harder to homer in this season as the team is changing the park’s dimensions. The left field wall will be moved back about 26.5 feet and the wall’s height will increase from 7 feet, 4 inches to 13 feet. The left-field foul pole will not be moved back, though.

The Orioles posted a slash line of .251/.317/.443 with 122 home runs at Camden Yards last season. Their 122 home runs were the second-most in the AL at home and their .443 slugging percentage ranked fourth-highest.

One thing Baltimore did well last year was field. The Orioles finished the season with a team fielding percentage of .9869, the third-best fielding percentage in the American League and the sixth-best in the majors. Orioles outfielders recorded 23 outfield assists, tied for the seventh-most in the AL and tied for the 10th-most in the majors. Austin Hays led the Orioles with nine outfield assists (5 in right field and 4 in left field), tied for the seventh-most in the AL and tied for the 10th-most in the majors.

We still don’t know fully what the 2022 Orioles will look like as there are still many unsigned free agents but the O’s and free agent right-hander Jordan Lyles agreed to a one-year, $7 million contract. The 31-year-old right-hander will step into the Orioles’ starting rotation after posting a lackluster 5.15 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 146/56 K/BB ratio across 180 innings (32 appearances, 30 starts) with the Rangers in 2021. He also served up a league-high 38 home runs.

There is potential help on the horizon with arguably the No. 1 prospect in baseball, catcher Adley Rutschman, expected to make his big-league debut at some point this year.

Between two minor-league levels in 2021 — with 80 games at Double-A Bowie and 43 with Triple-A Norfolk — Rutschman put up stellar numbers. He hit .285/.397/.502/.899 with 25 doubles, two triples, 23 homers, 86 runs and 75 RBIs. He was the Orioles’ Player of the Month on the farm for August, when he batted .312/.408/.511/.919. It was during that month he moved to Triple-A on Aug. 10. In 43 games at that level, he hit .312/.405/.490/.895. Rutschman, who is 24, led O’s farmhands in plate appearances (543), hits (129) and runs. He was fourth in doubles and RBIs, and second in homers and OPS.