The streaking Oakland Athletics will go for their sixth consecutive victory when they play host to the Detroit Tigers at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The opening pitch is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET and NBC Sports – California will broadcast this AL showdown.
Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics Odds
Oakland (-225) is favored over Detroit (+205) and Vegas has put the Over/Under for this afternoon game at 9 runs. Odds for wagering on the game’s total stand at -105 for the over and -115 for the under. Gamblers can also bet on the game’s spread with the current runline odds sitting at -105 for the Tigers +1.5 runs and -115 for the Athletics -1.5.
The Athletics are 66-46 straight up (SU) and 57-54 against the spread (ATS). The team has gained 24.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 1.6 units (ATS). Oakland has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in five of those seven. The Tigers have gone 47-64 SU this year and are 57-53 ATS. In total, the team’s accumulated 0.3 units for gamblers taking the moneyline, but have lost 4.0 units ATS. Detroit has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven.
Athletics games have an over/under record of 53-51-7 in 2018. Tigers games have gone under 62 times, gone over 44 times and pushed on four occasions.
Francisco Liriano will get the start for Detroit. The southpaw Liriano is 3-5 with a 4.41 ERA and 70 strikeouts. He has yet to face Oakland this year, but he made two starts against the team in 2017, putting together a 1-0 record with a 4.63 ERA and 11 strikeouts.
The Athletics are sending righty Trevor Cahill (3-2, 3.39 ERA) to the mound. Cahill has 65 punchouts and 22 walks to his credit, as well as a WHIP of 1.10. Cahill did not record a start against the Tigers in 2017.
As a unit, Oakland’s pitchers have given up 4.3 runs per game overall in 2018. Its starters have a 4.25 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.34 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 9.0 K/9.
The Oakland hitters have produced 4.8 runs per outing, including 4.4 per game over its last 10 games and 5.4 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .280/.360/.480 over its last five contests and is 5-0 SU during that stretch.
Shortstop Marcus Semien and second baseman Jed Lowrie have led the Athletics’ offense this year. Semien is hitting .258/.316/.370 with seven home runs, 39 RBIs, 61 runs and 12 stolen bases, and Lowrie is batting .270 with 17 homers, 68 RBIs and 48 runs scored.
For the visitors, Detroit’s pitching staff allowed 4.5 runs per game and its starters own a 4.26 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 7.36 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.39, along with a WHIP of 1.28.
Tigers hitters have slashed .241/.300/.378 on their way to 3.8 runs scored per game in 2018, including 3.3 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 2.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Right fielder Nicholas Castellanos and shortstop Jose Iglesias have led Detroit’s offense. Castellanos is slashing .285/.338/.481 with 15 home runs, 58 RBIs and 57 runs scored, while Iglesias is slashing .270/.310/.397 with four homers, 44 RBIs, 35 runs and 14 stolen bases.
The Tigers have lost 7.8 units and are 37-43 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in 30 of those games, compared to 47 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Athletics have netted 3.0 units and are 19-19 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 17 of those games, compared to 17 that’ve cashed the under.
Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Tigers, O/U – OVER
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Detroit has tallied 10 extra-base hits over its last five outings. Oakland has 22 XBH over its last five.
The Tigers have hit six home runs in their last 10 games. The Athletics have hit 11 over their last 10.
Oakland has averaged 22.6 runs + hits + errors over its last 10 contests and 25.0 over its last five.
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