The New York Yankees will be taking on the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The opening pitch is scheduled for 10:05 p.m. ET and NBC Sports – California will televise this AL showdown.
New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics Odds
The Athletics are 83-56 straight up (SU) and 74-65 against the spread (ATS). The team has gained 32.2 units for moneyline bettors and 8.7 units (ATS). The Yankees have gone 86-52 SU this year and are 68-70 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 5.7 units for moneyline gamblers and 12.3 units ATS.
Athletics games have had an over/under record of 63-67-9 in 2018. The Yankees have been a decent under bet with a total record of 62-69-7.
J.A. Happ will get the start for the visiting Yankees. The left-handed Happ is 15-6 with a 4.00 ERA and 165 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Athletics this year and only made one start against them in 2017 (0-1, 8.44 ERA and four strikeouts over five and one-third innings).
The Athletics will put the ball in the right hand of Liam Hendriks (0-1, 7.82 ERA, 2.13 WHIP), who’s got 13 strikeouts and eight walks this season. Hendriks did not record a start against the Yankees in 2017.
Oakland’s pitching staff has allowed 4.2 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. Its starting pitching staff has an ERA of 4.14, a WHIP of 1.23 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 6.5. The bullpen has a 3.26 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 9.1 K/9.
The Oakland hitters have put up 4.8 runs per contest, including 5.3 per game over its last 10 games and 5.8 per game over their last five. The team has hit .256/.348/.457 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
The Athletics’ batters have been led by shortstop Marcus Semien and second baseman Jed Lowrie. Semien is hitting .261/.325/.387 with 11 home runs, 53 RBIs, 80 runs and 14 stolen bases, and Lowrie’s line is .276/.360/.470 with 21 homers, 86 RBIs and 63 runs scored.
For the visitors, New York’s pitchers have allowed 4.1 runs per game and its starters own a 4.15 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 9.26 K/9. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 3.19, along with a K-per-9 of 11.37.
The Yankees offense has slashed .251/.332/.450 on its way to 5.2 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.4 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Miguel Andujar and Giancarlo Stanton continue to lead New York’s hitters. Andujar is slashing .299/.333/.527 with 23 home runs, 76 RBIs and 74 runs scored. Stanton is slashing .271/.345/.514 with 33 homers, 84 RBIs and 87 runs scored.
The Yankees have lost 9.3 units and are 51-47 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has cashed in 45 of those games, as opposed to 50 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Athletics have netted 5.7 units and are 28-23 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 21 of those games, compared to 25 which went under the total.
New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – OVER
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The over has hit in four of New York’s last seven outings.
New York has recorded 18.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 18.8 over its last five.
The Yankees have hit 16 home runs in their last 10 games, including 10 over their last five.
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