After splitting the first two games of the series, the rubber match between the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles gets underway Thursday at 1:05 p.m. ET (MLB Network).
The Mariners are -132 favorites against the Orioles according to current MLB odds, with Thursday’s over/under listed at 9.5.
Fifty-one percent of tickets have come in on the under, revealing very balanced betting on the total to this point.
On the other hand, the sharp side of this total is much more one-sided.
Let’s dig in.
MLB Odds, Pick for Mariners vs. Orioles
*Odds as of Thursday morning
As mentioned above, Thursday’s Mariners vs. Orioles over/under sits at 9.5 as of the time of writing.
But that’s after sharps struck under 10 shortly after this line opened.
Bet Labs is reporting that wiseguys have steamed this under on two separate occasions, kicking the total down to 9.5.
Steam refers to sudden, uniform line movement across the market and is often the result of bettors with the resources and respect to move odds getting down on the same side of the same wager at multiple sportsbooks, all at once.
Interestingly, why this consensus line is now 9.5, bet365 is a half-run better at 10, so be sure to shop for the best odds if tailing the professionals on Thursday afternoon’s Mariners vs. Orioles under.
PRO Pick: Under 10 (-115) — bet365
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