The Oakland Athletics are traveling east to Dodger Stadium to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. This interleague matchup will begin at 10:10 p.m. ET and NBC Sports – California will broadcast the game.
Oakland Athletics at Los Angeles Dodgers Odds
The Dodgers are 3-6 SU and 2-7 ATS. The team’s lost 6.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 5.9 units against the spread (ATS). The Athletics have gone 4-7 SU this year and are 5-6 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 4.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year and 2.4 units ATS.
Dodgers games have had an over/under record of 3-6 so far in 2018. The Athletics have an over/under record of 5-5-1.
The Athletics have lost 4.0 units and are 1-2 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has cashed in zero of those games, compared to two that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Dodgers have lost 2.3 units and are 1-3 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in zero of those games, as opposed to four that’ve gone under.
Sean Manaea (1-1, 1.15 ERA) will get the nod for Oakland. The southpaw Manaea started 29 games last year and finished the season 12-10 overall with a 4.37 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP.
The Dodgers are going with lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-0, 7.36 ERA) as their starter. Ryu recorded 116 strikeouts in 126 innings last year with 45 walks. Ryu finished the season 5-9 overall with a 3.77 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP.
Los Angeles’ pitching staff has given up 3.0 runs per game overall this season as a unit. The club’s starters have a 2.26 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.35 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 8.4 K/9.
The Los Angeles offense is putting up 3.2 runs per outing, including 3.0 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .221/.305/.303 over its last five games and is 1-4 SU during that span.
The Dodgers’ batters have been led by Yasmani Grandal and Chase Utley. Grandal is hitting .321/.406/.464 with nine hits, three RBIs and four runs scored, and Utley’s line is .300/.391/.500 with six hits, two RBIs and two runs scored.
In the other dugout, Oakland’s pitching staff allowed 5.2 runs per game and its starters own a 5.59 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 6.05 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 2.85, along with a WHIP of 1.26.
The Athletics offense has slashed .253/.339/.405 on its way to 4.0 runs scored per game this season, including over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Oakland’s hitters have been led by third baseman Matt Chapman and second baseman Jed Lowrie. Chapman is slashing .375/.444/.675 with 15 hits, eight RBIs and nine runs scored, while Lowrie is hitting .341/.408/.545 with 15 hits, two homers, seven RBIs and three runs scored.
Compared to his total season slash line of .234/.313/.472, Chapman did not do as well batting on the road last year, putting up a slash line of .183/.273/.401 across 161 plate appearances.
Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Free MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Dodgers, ATS Winner – Athletics, O/U – UNDER
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The Athletics and Dodgers did not face each other last season.
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