The Oakland Athletics will welcome the Cleveland Indians to Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Game 0 of a doubleheader. The opening pitch is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET and Fox Sports One will be airing this AL matchup.
Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics Odds
Oakland (receiving +130 odds) is the home-team underdog to Cleveland and Vegas has the Over/Under for this one at 8.5 runs. Odds for wagering on the game’s total currently stand at -110 for both the over and the under. The game’s current runline odds stand at +105 for betting the Indians -1.5 runs and -125 for the Athletics +1.5 runs.
The Athletics are 18-22 straight up (SU) and 15-24 against the spread (ATS). The team has lost 8.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 10.8 units ATS. The Indians are 20-17 SU and have gone 16-20 ATS. In total, the team’s lost 2.3 units for moneyline bettors in the season’s early going and 3.4 units ATS.
Athletics games have a 21-16-2 over/under record thus far in 2019. The Indians have an over/under record of 16-20.
The right-handed Trevor Bauer is getting the start for the visiting Indians. Bauer is 4-2 with a 3.42 ERA and 62 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Athletics this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (0-1, 2.70 ERA and eight strikeouts across 6.2 innings).
The Athletics are handing the ball to righty Aaron Brooks (2-3, 5.74 ERA), who has 25 strikeouts and 10 walks, along with a 1.34 WHIP. Brooks did not record a start against the Indians in 2018.
As a unit, Oakland’s pitchers have given up 4.7 runs per game overall in 2019. Its starters have an ERA of 4.50, a WHIP of 1.28 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 6.9. The bullpen has a 4.04 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 9.3 K/9.
Oakland’s offense has produced 4.5 runs per outing, including 4.0 per game over its last 10 games and 2.8 per game over its last five. The team has hit .215/.309/.335 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Athletics’ batters have been led by Marcus Semien, who is slashing .286/.383/.422 with four home runs, 18 RBIs and 23 runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, Cleveland’s pitching staff allowed 3.8 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.01 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 10.57 K/9. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 3.19, along with a WHIP of 1.23.
The Indians offense has slashed .220/.303/.345 on its way to 3.6 runs scored per game in 2019, including 3.0 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 2.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Carlos Santana has led Cleveland’s hitters. Santana is slashing .289/.393/.445 with five home runs, 19 RBIs and 20 runs scored.
The Athletics just snuck away with the previous game in this series by a final score of four runs to three.
Indians at Athletics MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Indians, ATS Winner – Indians, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The under has cashed in only two of Oakland’s last seven games.
- The Indians have hit nine home runs in their last 10 games. The Athletics have hit eight over their last 10.
- The Indians have a total OPS of .648 this season and an OPS of .650 against right-handed pitchers. The Athletics’ OPS sits at .718 overall and .694 versus righties.
- Cleveland has recorded 18.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 21.2 over its last five.
- The Athletics have won three of their last four games SU.
