Yankees vs Orioles Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Aug 20

Baltimore Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle during a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Saturday, June 3, 2023.
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The New York Yankees (-130) visit Oriole Park at Camden Yards to take on the Baltimore Orioles (+105) on August 20, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 pm in Baltimore, MD.

This season, the Yankees are 71-55 against the spread (ATS), while the Orioles are 66-60 ATS.

Yankees vs Orioles Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Yankees starting pitcher: Gerrit Cole 6-6, 3.23 ERA
  • Orioles starting pitcher: Kyle Bradish 7-11, 3.69 ERA

Yankees vs. Orioles Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Yankees-1.5 +135O 7.5 +100-130
Orioles +1.5 -160U 7.5 -120+105

Yankees vs Orioles Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Yankees will win Thursday‘s MLB game with 54.7% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Yankees players for Thursday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Yankees Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Gerrit Cole has hit the Strikeouts Over in 6 of his last 8 games (+4.25 Units / 47% ROI)
  • Gerrit Cole has hit the Hits Allowed Under in 5 of his last 6 games (+4.15 Units / 56% ROI)
  • Gerrit Cole has hit the Earned Runs Under in his last 4 games (+4.10 Units / 76% ROI)
  • Gerrit Cole has hit the Walks Allowed Under in 7 of his last 10 games (+3.45 Units / 25% ROI)
  • Gerrit Cole has hit the Pitching Outs Under in 5 of his last 7 away games (+3.25 Units / 40% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Orioles players for Thursday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Orioles Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Kyle Bradish has hit the Strikeouts Under in 13 of his last 15 games (+10.50 Units / 57% ROI)
  • Kyle Bradish has hit the Hits Allowed Under in 8 of his last 9 games at home (+6.50 Units / 49% ROI)
  • Kyle Bradish has hit the Walks Allowed Over in 7 of his last 9 games at home (+5.50 Units / 46% ROI)
  • Kyle Bradish has hit the Earned Runs Under in 5 of his last 6 games (+3.70 Units / 44% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the Team Total Under in 34 of their last 50 games (+15.55 Units / 26% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the Game Total Under in 33 of their last 50 games (+14.55 Units / 27% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 33 of their last 50 games (+13.60 Units / 22% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the Moneyline in 25 of their last 40 away games (+7.70 Units / 15% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 9 of their last 19 away games (+6.60 Units / 26% ROI)
  • The Baltimore Orioles have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 31 of their last 45 games at home (+15.80 Units / 29% ROI)
  • The Baltimore Orioles have hit the Team Total Under in 18 of their last 25 games at home (+9.90 Units / 33% ROI)
  • The Baltimore Orioles have hit the Game Total Under in 13 of their last 18 games at home (+8.75 Units / 45% ROI)
  • The Baltimore Orioles have covered the Run Line in 25 of their last 40 games (+8.40 Units / 15% ROI)
  • The Baltimore Orioles have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 10 of their last 15 games (+3.95 Units / 21% ROI)

Yankees Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Yankees are 60-65 against the Run Line (+1.05 Units / 0.74% ROI).

  • 71-55 when betting on the Moneyline for -7.65 Units / -4.14% ROI
  • 52-70 when betting on the total runs Over for -25.65 Units / -18.4% ROI
  • 70-52 when betting on the total runs Under for +13.05 Units / 9.46% ROI

Orioles Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Orioles are 66-60 against the Run Line (+1.8 Units / 1.07% ROI).

  • 61-66 when betting on the Moneyline for -9.6 Units / -6.45% ROI
  • 64-59 when betting on the total runs Over for -0.95 Units / -0.68% ROI
  • 59-64 when betting on the total runs Under for -10.8 Units / -7.76% ROI

Orioles vs Yankees Home Run Prop Bets Today

Yes
Pete Alonso +300
Ben Rice +310
Trent Grisham +360
Samuel Basallo +400
Gunnar Henderson +400

Orioles vs Yankees Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Luis Garcia Jr. 0.5 -250 0.5 +170
Pete Alonso 0.5 -235 0.5 +155
Heliot Ramos 0.5 -225 0.5 +150
Gunnar Henderson 0.5 -220 0.5 +150
Ben Rice 0.5 -210 0.5 +140

Orioles vs Yankees Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Coby Mayo 0.5 -285 0.5 +188
Gunnar Henderson 0.5 -250 0.5 +165
Leody Taveras 0.5 -250 0.5 +165
Pete Alonso 0.5 -220 0.5 +150
Trent Grisham 0.5 -210 0.5 +140

Yankees Keys to the Game vs. the Orioles

The Yankees were 48-10 (.828) when they scored in the first inning in the 2024 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .641.

The Yankees were 94-68 (.580) in the 2025 season — tied for 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Yankees were 81-21 (.794) when they allowed 4 or fewer runs in the 2024 season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .723.

The Yankees were 76-4 (.950) when leading entering the 7th inning in the 2024 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .856.

Orioles Keys to the Game vs. the Yankees

The Orioles were 36-10 (.783) when they scored in the first inning in the 2024 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .641.

The Orioles were 81-5 (.942) when leading entering the 8th inning in the 2024 season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: .899.

The Orioles were just 63-10 (.863) when leading entering the 8th inning in the 2025 season — 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .909.

The Orioles were 45-9 (.833) when they had 10 or more hits in the 2024 season — 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .750.

Yankees hitters have 226 extra-base hits out of 520 total hits (43%) against starting pitchers this season — best in MLB.

The Yankees are batting just .122 on pitches out of the zone this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

The Yankees are batting just .147 with two-strikes this season — lowest in MLB.

The Yankees are batting just .218 against starting pitchers this season — lowest in MLB.

Orioles hitters have struck out in 26% of their PA’s against LHP this season — tied for highest in MLB.

Orioles hitters have an OPS of .658 (259 PA’s) with two-strikes this season — best in MLB.

Orioles hitters have a Hard-Hit Rate of 51% on pitches 95 mph or greater this season — best in MLB.

The Orioles are batting just .157 with two-strikes this season — 4th lowest in MLB.

Yankees pitchers have an ERA of 2.92 (598.2 IP) on the road this season — best in MLB.

Yankees pitchers have an ERA of 2.37 (91.0 IP) this season — best in MLB.

Yankees pitchers have a strikeout rate of 25% this season — 4th best in MLB.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 46% against Yankees pitchers this season — 2nd highest in MLB.

Orioles pitchers have allowed a run 36% of the time after their offense scores this season — 2nd highest in MLB.

The Orioles have allowed 2.33 runs per game (7/3) at home this season — best in MLB.

Orioles pitchers have allowed 8 home runs this season — tied for 2nd fewest in MLB.

Orioles pitchers have struck out just 16% of left-handed batters they faced this season — tied for 3rd lowest in MLB.

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