The Baltimore Orioles are ready to face the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. This AL matchup will get going at 4:05 p.m. ET and NBC Sports – California will be televising the game.
Baltimore Orioles at Oakland Athletics Odds
Oakland (-180) is favored over Baltimore (+170) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this afternoon game at 9.5 runs. Odds for betting on the game’s total sit at -130 for the under and +110 for the over. Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the most recent odds standing at -130 for the Orioles +1.5 runs and +110 for the Athletics -1.5.
The Athletics are 17-16 SU and 15-17 ATS. They’ve gained 1.1 units for moneyline bettors while gaining 5.0 units against the spread (ATS). The Orioles are 8-25 SU and have gone 11-21 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 15.2 units for moneyline gamblers in this young season and 11.1 units ATS.
Athletics games have a 17-13-2 over/under record so far in 2018. The Orioles have an over/under record of 15-16-1.
Right-hander Alex Cobb is projected to start for Baltimore. Cobb is 0-3 with a 9.68 ERA and six strikeouts. He has yet to face the Athletics this year and only made one start against them in 2017 (1-0, 1.50 ERA and five strikeouts over six innings).
The Athletics are putting the ball in the hands of righty Andrew Triggs (2-1, 5.20 ERA), who’s got 27 strikeouts and 12 walks to his name, as well as a 1.45 WHIP. Triggs did not record a start against the Orioles in 2017.
Oakland’s pitchers have yielded 4.6 runs per game overall this year as a unit. The club’s starters have a 4.38 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.96 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 8.1 K/9.
The Oakland hitters have put up 4.7 runs per contest, including 3.2 per game over its last 10 games and 3.0 per game over their last five. The team has hit .194/.251/.365 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
Jed Lowrie and Khris Davis have led the Athletics’ offense so far. Lowrie is hitting .353/.405/.603 with eight home runs, 31 RBIs and 16 runs scored, while the line for Davis stands at .221/.304/.481 with nine homers, 28 RBIs and 15 runs.
In the other dugout, Baltimore’s pitching staff allowed 5.6 runs per game and its starters own a 5.45 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 7.71 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 4.50, along with a K-per-9 of 9.00.
Orioles hitters have slashed .223/.293/.366 on their way to 3.5 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.1 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (0-5 SU).
Baltimore’s offense has been powered by Manny Machado and Pedro Alvarez. Machado is slashing .354/.435/.638 with nine home runs, 27 RBIs and 17 runs scored, while Alvarez (.200/.310/.467) has produced six homers, 13 RBIs and 12 runs scored.
Compared to his overall season slash line of .260/.311/.473, Machado did not do as well hitting against righties on the road in 2017, maintaining a slash line of .227/.264/.387 across 254 such plate appearances.
The Orioles have lost 10.6 units and are 7-14 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in nine of those games, compared to 12 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Athletics have lost 0.2 units and are 7-11 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 13 of those games, compared to five which went under the total.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Orioles, O/U – OVER
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Betting Notes
The over has cashed in four of Oakland’s last seven games.
The Orioles have lost six of their last seven games SU.
Baltimore has recorded 20.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 18.4 over its last five.
The Orioles have hit 10 home runs in their last 10 games. The Athletics have hit 13 over their last 10.
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