Bookie MLB Lines May 18, 2026

Written by :

Don Shapiro

Published on :

18 May, 2026

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Featured Game (Most Betting Volume)

Orioles vs. Rays

St. Petersburg, Florida; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Trevor Rogers (2-4, 5.77 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Rays: Shane McClanahan (4-2, 2.27 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -148, Orioles +124; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles take on the Tampa Bay Rays after Gunnar Henderson's four-hit game on Sunday.

Tampa Bay is 16-5 in home games and 30-15 overall. The Rays have the sixth-best team ERA in the majors at 3.59.

Baltimore is 21-26 overall and 9-14 in road games. The Orioles have a 16-4 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz has four doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 27 RBI while hitting .295 for the Rays. Chandler Simpson is 11 for 38 with two triples over the last 10 games.

Henderson has nine doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 24 RBI for the Orioles. Adley Rutschman is 8 for 36 with three doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

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MLB - GAME LINES
MLB - 1ST 5 FULL INNINGS
MLB - 3 INNINGS LINE
MLB - 7 INNINGS LINE
MLB - 1ST 5 INN WINNER (3-WAY)
MLB - 1ST INNING WINNER (3 WAY)
MLB - TEAM TOTALS
MLB - ALTERNATE RUNLINES & TOTALS
MLB - GRAND SALAMI
MLB - TEAM WITH THE HIGHEST SCORING INNING
MLB - DOUBLE RESULT
MLB - WINNING MARGIN
MLB - HOME RUN MARKET
MLB - SCORE 1ST INNING
MLB - TEAM TO SCORE 1ST
MLB - TEAM TO SCORE FIRST WINS THE GAME
MLB - TOTAL HITS
MLB - TOTAL RUNS ODD/EVEN
MLB - HITS +RUNS +ERRORS
MLB - 2026 MLB WORLD SERIES WINNER
MLB - 2026 NATIONAL LEAGUE WINNER
MLB - 2026 AMERICAN LEAGUE WINNER
MLB - 2026 DIVISION WINNER

May 18, 2026 MLB Lines

Cleveland Guardians S Cecconi
Detroit Tigers F Valdez
+1.5-162
+128
O 8.5-104
-1.5+134
-152
U 8.5-118
6:41pm ET

Baltimore Orioles T Rogers
Tampa Bay Rays S McClanahan
+1.5-178
+120
O 7.5-110
-1.5+146
-142
U 7.5-110
6:41pm ET

Atlanta Braves J Ritchie
Miami Marlins M Meyer
-1.5+158
-104
O 8.5-105
+1.5-192
-112
U 8.5-115
6:41pm ET

Cincinnati Reds N Lodolo
Philadelphia Phillies A Painter
-1.5+164
+108
O 9.5-115
+1.5-200
-126
U 9.5-105
6:41pm ET

New York Mets C Scott
Washington Nationals J Irvin
-1.5+112
-144
O 10-115
+1.5-134
+122
U 10-105
6:46pm ET

Toronto Blue Jays P Corbin
New York Yankees R Weathers
+1.5-120
+168
O 9-105
-1.5+100
-200
U 9-115
7:06pm ET

Milwaukee Brewers B Sproat
Chicago Cubs S Imanaga
+1.5-142
+136
O 10.5-122
-1.5+118
-162
U 10.5+100
7:41pm ET

Houston Astros T Imai
Minnesota Twins K Rojas
-1.5+150
-102
O 9.5-110
+1.5-182
-116
U 9.5-110
7:41pm ET

Boston Red Sox S Gray
Kansas City Royals S Lugo
-1.5+146
-112
O 9-122
+1.5-176
-104
U 9+100
7:41pm ET

Texas Rangers M Gore
Colorado Rockies J Quintana
-1.5+105
-148
O 10-105
+1.5-126
+126
U 10-115
8:41pm ET

Athletics J Ginn
Los Angeles Angels W Urena
-1.5+132
-126
O 9-104
+1.5-160
+108
U 9-118
9:39pm ET

Los Angeles Dodgers Y Yamamoto
San Diego Padres M King
-1.5+114
-154
O 7.5-114
+1.5-137
+130
U 7.5-106
9:41pm ET

Chicago White Sox N Schultz
Seattle Mariners B Woo
+1.5-154
+146
O 7-120
-1.5+128
-174
U 7-102
9:41pm ET

San Francisco Giants R Ray
Arizona Diamondbacks Z Gallen
+1.5-178
+116
O 9-110
-1.5+146
-136
U 9-110

2026 World Series Odds (Updated May 12)

All odds courtesy of BetUS here

Los Angeles Dodgers
+185
New York Yankees
+550
Atlanta Braves
+1000
Seattle Mariners
+1500
Chicago Cubs
+1500
Philadelphia Phillies
+2000
Texas Rangers
+2000
Tampa Bay Rays
+2200
Milwaukee Brewers
+2700
Detroit Tigers
+2700
Toronto Blue Jays
+3000
Cleveland Guardians
+3000
Baltimore Orioles
+3300
San Diego Padres
+3300
New York Mets
+3500
Houston Astros
+5000
Boston Red Sox
+5500
Athletics
+5500
Pittsburgh Pirates
+6500
Kansas City Royals
+7000
Cincinnati Reds
+7500
Arizona Diamondbacks
+8000
Chicago White Sox
+10000
Minnesota Twins
+10000
San Francisco Giants
+12500
St. Louis Cardinals
+15000
Los Angeles Angels
+35000
Miami Marlins
+40000
Washington Nationals
+40000
Colorado Rockies
+50000

Prior Odds From April 26 (See How They've Changed Since That Time)

Los Angeles Dodgers
+175
New York Yankees
+700
Seattle Mariners
+1300
Atlanta Braves
+1300
Detroit Tigers
+1800
Chicago Cubs
+2000
Toronto Blue Jays
+2200
Texas Rangers
+2200
Baltimore Orioles
+2500
San Diego Padres
+2700
Philadelphia Phillies
+3000
Milwaukee Brewers
+3000
New York Mets
+3000
Boston Red Sox
+3300
Pittsburgh Pirates
+3500
Cincinnati Reds
+4000
Houston Astros
+4000
Cleveland Guardians
+4000
Athletics
+5000
Tampa Bay Rays
+5000
Kansas City Royals
+5000
Arizona Diamondbacks
+7000
San Francisco Giants
+8000
Minnesota Twins
+8000
Los Angeles Angels
+12500
Miami Marlins
+15000
St. Louis Cardinals
+15000
Chicago White Sox
+30000
Washington Nationals
+40000
Colorado Rockies
+50000