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Nationals @ Orioles

Nationals
104
Final
Orioles
Sun, May 18, 2025, 1:35 PM ET · MLB
Closing · ML +160 · SPR -1.5 · O/U 9.5

Archived game: the closing market as it stood at kickoff, kept permanently at this URL. Live odds, picks and the confluence table only run on games still on the slate.

Matchup summary

Final: Nationals beat the Orioles 10-4 on the road. The market closed with Nationals at +160 on the moneyline and the total at 9.5. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the opening line and the movement into kickoff are below.

Market data captured (closing state as of ) · source: Action Network's closing consensus for this game · permanent record at this URL

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Nationals vs Orioles betting splits

Where was the money on Nationals vs Orioles?

MarketSideTicketsMoneyClosing line / odds
SpreadNationals19%15%+1.5 (-125)
Orioles81%85%-1.5 (+105)
TotalOver66%70%O 9.5 (-105)
Under34%30%U 9.5 (-117)
MoneylineNationals24%25%+160
Orioles76%75%-191

81% of spread tickets and 85% of spread money were on the Orioles, so the average Orioles bet was larger than the average Nationals bet.

66% of total tickets and 70% of total money were on the over, so the average over bet was larger than the average under bet.

76% of moneyline tickets and 75% of moneyline money were on the Orioles, so the Orioles drew more tickets than money and the average Nationals bet was larger.

Line movement

What was the closing line for Nationals vs Orioles?

MarketOpeningClosingMove
Spread (Orioles)-1.5-1.50
Total99.5+0.5

The Orioles opened -1.5 and closed -1.5: the spread has not moved.

The total opened 9 and closed 9.5, a 0.5-point move toward the over.

Why the line moved

Why did the Nationals vs Orioles line move?

The spread did not move from its opening number (Orioles -1.5) even with 85% of the spread money on the Orioles. The total moved 0.5 points toward the over (9 to 9.5), the side holding 70% of the total money and 66% of the tickets, so the line and the money went the same way. Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.

Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen; there is no historical dataset for this sport yet.

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Nationals vs Orioles Final Score, Closing Odds & Betting Splits — May 18, 2025 | Locksmith