MLB Picks: Washington Nationals vs. Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles lead Major League Baseball with 75 home runs this season, which is important to consider when making your picks on Thursday as they take on the Washington Nationals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Sports bettors will find that the Orioles are minus-127 home favorites in the pro baseball odds (courtesy of SBR Forum), while the total stands at 9.5 in the betting market.

Let's take a closer look at this interleague matchup from a betting perspective, while offering up a prediction along the way.

Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals have alternated wins and losses over their last six contests. On Thursday, they will attempt to bounce back from Wednesday's 9-6 setback to the Baltimore Orioles as plus-104 road underdogs.

Nationals starting pitcher Dan Haren is 1-4 with a 6.04 ERA in five road starts during the 2013 campaign. 

Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are 19-13 as home favorites of minus-125 to minus-150 over the last two-plus seasons, with the OVER going 18-13-1 in that situation.

Orioles starting pitcher Freddy Garcia is 1-2 with a 4.61 ERA in five starts in 2013. 

Prediction

I'm going to recommend that readers back the Baltimore Orioles as one of their MLB picks on Thursday, as they've won 10 of their last 14 interleague home games.

MLB Pick: Baltimore Orioles -127

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