The Oakland Athletics are playing host to the Baltimore Orioles at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. NBC Sports – California will televise this AL matchup and the first pitch is scheduled for 10:07 p.m. ET.
Baltimore Orioles at Oakland Athletics Odds
Oakland (-220) is the enormous favorite against Baltimore (+200) and Vegas has set the Over/Under for this game at 9 runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total currently stand at -130 for the over and +110 for the under. Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the most recent odds standing at -110 for the Orioles +1.5 runs and -110 for the Athletics -1.5.
The Athletics are 37-36 straight up (SU) and 34-38 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 4.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 5.1 units ATS. Oakland has a 3-4 ATS mark over its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven. The Orioles have gone 21-51 SU this year and are 29-42 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 15.2 units for moneyline gamblers and 17.4 units ATS. Baltimore has covered the spread just once in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven.
Neither squad has been a strong over/under bet this season. Oakland games have an over/under record of 35-34-3 so far in 2019. The Orioles have an over/under record of 34-33-4.
The right-handed Gabriel Ynoa will get the nod for the visiting Orioles. Ynoa (0-3, 5.02 ERA) has recorded 29 strikeouts in 37.2 innings so far. He has yet to face the Athletics this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Athletics will turn to lefty Brett Anderson (6-4, 3.89 ERA), who has 43 strikeouts and 28 walks, along with a 1.37 WHIP. Anderson is 1-0 with four strikeouts and a 2.70 ERA in one start against Baltimore this year.
Oakland’s pitchers have given up 4.6 runs per game overall this season as a unit. The club’s starters have a 4.13 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.37 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 8.8 K/9.
The Oakland offense has produced 4.9 runs per outing, including 4.6 per game over its last 10 games and 5.0 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .249/.332/.420 over its last five matchups and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
Shortstop Marcus Semien and third baseman Matt Chapman have led the Athletics’ hitters this year. Semien is slashing .280/.365/.443 with 10 home runs, 36 RBIs and 48 runs scored, and Chapman is hitting .257 with 16 homers, 37 RBIs and 45 runs.
In the visiting dugout, Baltimore’s pitchers have allowed 6.1 runs per game and its starters own a 5.34 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 7.02 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 6.02, along with a WHIP of 1.43.
The Orioles offense has slashed .238/.300/.398 on its way to 4.0 runs scored per game in 2019, including 3.2 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (0-5 SU).
Right fielder Trey Mancini and second baseman Jonathan Villar continue to lead Baltimore’s offense. Mancini is hitting .309/.363/.566 with 16 home runs, 35 RBIs and 50 runs scored. Villar is hitting .245/.306/.390 with seven homers, 27 RBIs, 39 runs and 14 stolen bases.
The Orioles have lost 6.0 units and are 10-18 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has cashed in 13 of those games, compared to 13 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Athletics have lost 10.7 units and are 23-28 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s cashed in 23 of those games, compared to 26 that went under.
Orioles at Athletics Free MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Orioles, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The over has hit in three of Oakland’s last seven games.
- The Orioles have hit eight home runs in their last 10 games. The Athletics have hit 12 over their last 10.
- The Orioles have an OPS of .698 this season, including an OPS of .724 when facing left-handed pitchers. The Athletics’ OPS sits at .747 overall and .850 against southpaws.
- Baltimore has recorded 19.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 19.8 over its last five.
- The Orioles have dropped seven of their last eight games SU.
