The Oakland Athletics will be taking on the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. NBC Sports – California will be televising this interleague matchup and the action gets going at 10:05 p.m. ET.
Oakland Athletics vs. San Francisco Giants Odds
Oakland (+105) is coming into this one as the underdog to San Francisco (-115) and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under for this night game at 8.5 runs (-105 for the over and -115 for the under). Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the odds sitting at Athletics +1.5 runs (-200) and Giants -1.5 runs (+170).
The Giants are 50-46 straight up (SU) and 52-43 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 9.1 units for moneyline bettors and 7.7 units (ATS). San Francisco has a 3-4 ATS record over its last seven games and the under has cashed in four of those seven. The Athletics, on the other hand, are 53-42 SU and have gone 49-45 ATS. In total, the team’s accumulated 17.3 units for moneyline gamblers and 3.6 units ATS. Oakland’s covered the spread six times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven.
San Francisco games have a 45-48-2 over/under record so far in 2018. Oakland has an over/under record of 46-42-6.
The left-handed Brett Anderson is the projected starter for the visiting Athletics. Anderson is 1-2 with a 5.75 ERA and 11 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Giants this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Giants are turning to righty Jeff Samardzija (1-5, 6.42 ERA), who has 29 punchouts and 24 walks as well as a WHIP of 1.67. Samardzija only made one start against the Athletics in 2017 (1-0, 3.38 ERA and five strikeouts across eight innings).
San Francisco’s pitching staff has yielded 4.3 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. Its starters have an ERA of 4.22, a WHIP of 1.36 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.2. The bullpen has a 3.64 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 8.6 K/9.
The San Francisco hitters are putting up 4.1 runs per outing, including 3.5 per game over its last 10 games and 5.4 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .272/.350/.366 over its last five contests and is 4-1 SU during that span.
Shortstop Brandon Crawford and right fielder Andrew McCutchen have led the Giants’ batters this year. Crawford is hitting .292/.361/.463 with 10 home runs, 39 RBIs and 41 runs scored, while McCutchen’s line is .262/.348/.415 with nine homers, 40 RBIs and 49 runs.
In the other dugout, Oakland’s pitchers have allowed 4.4 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.35 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 6.50 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.59, along with a K-per-9 of 8.56.
Athletics hitters have slashed .245/.317/.422 on their way to 4.6 runs scored per game in 2018, including 4.8 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Second baseman Jed Lowrie and shortstop Marcus Semien continue to lead Oakland’s offense. Lowrie is hitting .289/.360/.499 with 16 home runs, 62 RBIs and 42 runs scored, while Semien is hitting .253/.307/.371 with seven homers, 33 RBIs, 51 runs and nine steals.
The Athletics have gained 18.4 units and are 33-31 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 32 of those games, compared to 29 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Giants have netted 1.8 units and are 19-18 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over has cashed in 20 of those games, compared to 17 that went under.
Oakland Athletics at San Francisco Giants MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Athletics, O/U – OVER
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Oakland has tallied 15 extra-base hits over its last five games. San Francisco has 13 XBH over its last five.
The Giants have won four of their last five games SU.
San Francisco has recorded 19.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 26.2 over its last five.
The Athletics have hit 13 home runs in their last 10 games. The Giants have hit four over their last 10.
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