The Baltimore Orioles will host the Los Angeles Angels in the first Game of the season, Thursday at 3:05 PM ET.

The Orioles are the home favorite (-188) versus the Angels (+157). The Orioles will give the ball to Corbin Burnes versus the Angels and Patrick Sandoval.

Ahead of the Orioles vs. Angels matchup, here is what you need to prepare for Thursday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Baltimore Orioles vs. Los Angeles Angels odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:20 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Orioles (-188, bet $188 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Angels (+157, bet $100 to win $157)
  • Over/under: 7.5

Orioles vs. Angels: Live streaming info & game time

  • Game Day: Thursday, March 28, 2024
  • Game Time: 3:05 PM ET
  • Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
  • TV Channel: Bally Sports
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Orioles stats and trends

Orioles betting records

  • Last season, the Orioles were favored 86 times and won 57, or 66.3%, of those games.
  • Last season Baltimore won 14 of its 17 games, or 82.4%, when favored by at least -188 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Orioles, based on the moneyline, is 65.3%.
  • Baltimore and its opponents hit the over in 80 of 165 games with a total last season.
  • The Orioles were 97-68-0 against the spread last season.

Corbin Burnes (Orioles probable starter)

  • Burnes starts for the first time this season for the Orioles.
  • The 29-year-old righty last appeared Tuesday, Oct. 3 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when he started and went four innings.
  • Last season he finished with a 3.39 ERA and a 1.069 WHIP over his 32 games, compiling a 10-8 record.
  • His 3.39 ERA ranked 13th, 1.069 WHIP ranked fifth, and 9.3 K/9 ranked 21st among qualified MLB pitchers last year.

Orioles batting stats

  • The Orioles hit 183 homers last season, which ranked 17th in the big leagues.
  • With a .421 team slugging percentage, Baltimore ranked 10th in the majors last season.
  • The offensive efforts of the Orioles last season led to the 10th-best batting average in MLB at .255.
  • With 807 runs scored a season ago, Baltimore ranked No. 7 in all of baseball.
  • The Orioles had an on-base percentage of .321 last season, which ranked 15th in the league.
  • Baltimore ranked 12th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.5 whiffs per contest.

Angels stats and trends

Angels betting records

  • The Angels came away with 36 wins in the 88 contests they were listed as the underdogs in last season.
  • Last season, Los Angeles came away with a win five times in 16 chances when named as an underdog of at least +157 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Angels have a 38.9% chance of walking away with the win.
  • Los Angeles and its opponents hit the over in 83 of its 162 games with a total last season.
  • The Angels posted a record of 74-88-0 against the spread last season.

Patrick Sandoval (Angels probable starter)

  • Sandoval gets the call to start for the Angels, his first this season.
  • In his last appearance on Tuesday, Sept. 26, the 27-year-old left-hander started the game and went three scoreless innings against the Texas Rangers.
  • In his 28 appearances last season he finished with a 7-13 record and had a 4.11 ERA and a 1.514 WHIP.

Angels batting stats

  • The Angels ranked fifth-best in baseball last season with 231 total home runs.
  • Last year Los Angeles ranked eighth in baseball with a .426 slugging percentage.
  • The Angels finished No. 18 in the majors last season with a .245 batting average.
  • Last season Los Angeles was the 16th-highest scoring team in MLB action, averaging 4.6 runs per game (739 total).
  • Last season the Angels’ .317 on-base percentage ranked 18th in the majors.
  • The club struck out 9.4 times per game, the fourth-worst mark in baseball.
Watch the MLB on Fubo!