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Baltimore Orioles at Arizona Diamondbacks odds, picks and predictions

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September 3, 2023

Baltimore Orioles at Arizona Diamondbacks odds, picks and predictions

The Baltimore Orioles (84-51) and Arizona Diamondbacks (70-66) wrap up a 3-game series at Chase Field Sunday. First pitch is slated for 4:10 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Orioles vs. Diamondbacks odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Tied 1-1

The Orioles are looking to start their 9-game road trip with a series victory in Arizona. Baltimore has won 3 of their last 4 road series and is 42-25 on the road this season.

Saturday’s 7-3 loss to the Orioles was Arizona’s 4th in its last 5 games. The Diamondbacks have allowed 6.4 runs per game over this stretch. They are 37-32 at Chase Field this season.

Orioles at Diamondbacks projected starters

RHP Jack Flaherty vs. RHP Zac Gallen

Flaherty (8-8, 4.73 ERA) makes his 25th start. He has a 1.55 WHIP, 4.4 BB/9 and 8.9 K/9 in 129 1/3 innings for the St. Louis Cardinals and Orioles.

Last start: No-decision, 5 2/3 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 3 K in 4-3 loss at the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday
2023 vs. Diamondbacks: 0-1, 5.73 ERA (11 IP, 7 ER) in 2 starts with the Cardinals
2023 road stats: 4-4, 4.19 ERA (77 1/3 IP, 36 ER), .287 OBA in 14 starts

Gallen (14-6, 3.32 ERA) will make his 29th start. He has a 1.10 WHIP, 1.9 BB/9 and 9.5 K/9 in 173 1/3 innings.

Last start: Loss, 5 1/3 IP, 6 ER, 9 H, 3 BB, 3 K in 7-4 loss at Los Angeles Dodgers Monday
Has never started against the Orioles
2023 home stats: 11-1, 1.79 ERA (85 1/3 IP, 17 ER), .211 opponent batting average (OBA) in 13 starts

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Orioles at Diamondbacks odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:22 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Orioles +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Diamondbacks -140 (bet $140 to win $100)
Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Orioles +1.5 (-165) | Diamondbacks -1.5 (+140)
Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

Orioles at Diamondbacks picks and predictions

Prediction

Diamondbacks 4, Orioles 2

Moneyline

PASS.

I’m backing Gallen in this ballgame. He has been fantastic at Chase Field this season and while I see that continuing on Sunday, I’m going to pass here and bet the better value on the run line.

Run line/Against the spread

BET DIAMONDBACKS -1.5 (+140).

If you believe Arizona is going to win the game, believe they will win by multiple runs and put your money down on the +140 rather than on the -140. The D-backs are looking to win their 4th straight home series and 4 of the last 5 wins at home have been by 2 runs or more.

After a stellar first start for Flaherty with the Orioles, he has allowed 13 ER in his last 13 2/3 innings pitched.

Over/Under

BET UNDER 8.5 (-115).

This will be a lower-scoring affair with 2 good pitchers on the mound. Gallen has an ERA under 2 at home and hasn’t allowed more than a run in a start at home in over a month. So he’ll tame Baltimore’s lineup for 6-plus innings while Flaherty allows 2-3 runs over his 5 innings and that’ll be it.

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3-star offensive lineman Michael Langi commits to Arizona, first pledge of 2026 class

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June 26, 2024

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3-star offensive lineman Michael Langi commits to Arizona, first pledge of 2026 class

Arizona has been on a tear this month, picking up 13 commitments in June for its 2025 recruiting class after entering with only two. And now it already has one for the following class.

3-star offensive lineman Michael Langi committed to the UA on Tuesday night, giving the Wildcats their first pledge of the 2026 class nearly 18 months before those recruits could officially sign.

he 6-foot-3, 265-pound Langi, who goes by ‘Bobo’ rather than Michael, is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 509 player in the 2026 class. He’s also considered the No. 41 interior offensive lineman in the country and the No. 79 prospect from California.

Langi, who was offered by Arizona in January, picked the Wildcats over offers from ASU, Colorado and Penn State, among others. He is the younger brother of 3-star offensive lineman Peter Langi, a 2025 recruit whom the UA had in for an official visit last weekend.

Both Langis play for Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco, the same school where Arizona recently got a commitment from 3-star offensive lineman Losipini Tupou. They are no relation to Sam Langi, who appeared in 21 games (with four starts) on the offensive line for the Wildcats from 2020-23.

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Former Baylor pitcher Collin McKinney commits to Arizona baseball

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June 25, 2024

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Former Baylor pitcher Collin McKinney commits to Arizona baseball

In winning both the Pac-12 regular season and conference tournament titles, Arizona put up some of the best pitching numbers in the country and led the nation in a trio of categories.

The Kevin Vance effect was real, and it’s made the Wildcats a desirable destination for pitchers hoping to improve their pro prospects.

Arizona has landed a second potential weekend starter from the NCAA transfer portal, getting a commitment Tuesday from former Baylor right-hander Collin McKinney.

The 6-foot-5 Texas native comes to Tucson with three years of eligibility, but with a big 2025 season could get drafted. He’s coming off a 2024 campaign as a redshirt freshman (he sat out 2023 due to injury) in which he started 14 games for Baylor and was 3-6 with a 6.70 ERA.

McKinney struck out 60 batters in 49.2 innings but also walked 35 and allowed 11 home runs. He had back-to-back 10-strikeout performances midway through the season but didn’t go more than four innings in any of his final seven starts.

He is Arizona’s second portal pickup, both righties who have started throughout their college career. Last week the Wildcats landed ex-Rutgers RHP Christian Coppola.

Coppola is ranked by 64Analytics as the No. 30 transfer, while McKinney is No. 168. For perspective, none of the players Arizona has lost to the portal was ranked in the top 1,000.

The UA is likely to lose all three weekend starters with righties Clark Candiotti and Cam Walty graduating and lefty Jackson Kent expected to get drafted and start his pro career.

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