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New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics Betting Preview 09/05/18

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The Oakland Athletics are set to host the New York Yankees at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. This AL matchup will get underway at 10:05 p.m. ET and fans looking to watch it can tune in to NBC Sports – California.

New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics Odds

New York (-130) is coming into this one as the favorite against Oakland (+120) and Vegas has set the Over/Under for this night game at 8 runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total stand at +100 for the over and -120 for the under. The game’s current runline odds stand at +115 for betting the Yankees -1.5 runs and -135 for the Athletics +1.5.

The Yankees are 87-52 SU and are 68-70 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 5.7 units for moneyline gamblers and 12.3 units ATS. New York has covered the spread just once over its last seven games and the over has hit in four of those seven. The Athletics, on the other hand, are 83-57 SU and 74-65 ATS. They’ve gained 32.2 units for moneyline bettors and 8.7 units ATS. Oakland has covered the spread six times in its last seven games and the over has cashed in five of those seven.

Athletics games have a 63-67-9 over/under record in 2018. New York has been a decent under bet with a total record of 62-69-7.

Luis Severino is getting the nod for New York. The right-handed Severino (17-6, 3.32 ERA) has recorded 199 strikeouts in 171 innings so far. He’s 1-0 with seven strikeouts and a 1.50 ERA against Oakland this year.

The Athletics will put the ball in the right hand of Mike Fiers (10-6, 3.38 ERA), who’s got 117 strikeouts and 29 walks as well as a 1.18 WHIP. Fiers is 1-1 with 10 strikeouts and a 5.56 ERA across two starts against New York this year.

Oakland’s pitchers have yielded 4.2 runs per game overall this year as a unit. Its starters have an ERA of 4.13, a WHIP of 1.23 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 6.5. The bullpen has a 3.30 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 9.2 K/9.

The Oakland offense is putting up 4.8 runs per contest, including 4.8 per game over its last 10 games and 5.8 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .248/.339/.466 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.

Shortstop Marcus Semien and second baseman Jed Lowrie have paced the Athletics’ hitters this year. Semien is hitting .259/.322/.384 with 11 home runs, 53 RBIs, 80 runs and 14 stolen bases, and Lowrie is batting .274 with 21 homers, 86 RBIs and 63 runs.

In the visiting dugout, New York’s pitchers have allowed 4.1 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.13 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 9.25 K/9. The bullpen has managed a solid ERA of just 3.17, along with a WHIP of 1.26 and a K-per-9 of 11.37.

The Yankees offense has slashed .251/.332/.450 on its way to 5.2 runs scored per game this season, including 4.4 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).

New York’s offense has been powered by Miguel Andujar and Giancarlo Stanton, who have combined to drive in 160 runs. Andujar is slashing .297/.331/.523 with 23 home runs, 76 RBIs and 74 runs scored. Stanton (.271/.344/.511) is up to 33 homers, 84 RBIs and 87 runs scored.

The Yankees have lost 9.3 units and are 51-47 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in 45 of those games, compared to 50 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Athletics have netted 26.5 units and are 46-42 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has cashed in 42 of those games, compared to 42 that went under.

New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics Free MLB Tip

Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – OVER

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Notes

Betting Trends

The under has hit in three of New York’s last seven games.

The Yankees have hit 17 home runs in their last 10 games, including nine over their last five.

New York has averaged 17.8 runs + hits + errors over its last 10 contests and 16.8 over its last five.

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