The New York Yankees will head west to square off against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The game gets underway 4:05 p.m. ET and NBC Sports – California will broadcast this AL showdown.
New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics Odds
Vegas is listing Oakland (-120) as the favorite over New York (+110). The total sits at nine runs and bettors can wager on the over for +100 and the under for -120. Runline odds sit at -190 for taking the Yankees +1.5 runs and +165 for the Athletics -1.5 runs.
The Athletics are 82-56 straight up (SU) and 72-65 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 30.2 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 5.5 units (ATS). On the other hand, the Yankees are 86-51 SU and have gone 68-68 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 2.0 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 9.3 units ATS.
Athletics games have a 61-67-9 over/under record in 2018. Yankees games have gone under 69 times, gone over 60 times and pushed on seven occasions.
The left-handed CC Sabathia is the projected starter for the visiting Yankees. Sabathia (7-5, 3.36 ERA) has recorded 120 strikeouts in 131.1 innings so far. He has yet to face the Athletics this year and only made one start against them in 2017 (1-0, 2.84 ERA and nine strikeouts over 6.1 innings).
The Athletics will send righty Trevor Cahill (5-3, 3.60 ERA) to the mound. Cahill has 89 punchouts and 33 walks to his credit, as well as a 1.17 WHIP. Cahill did not record a start against the Yankees in 2017.
As a unit, Oakland’s pitching staff has allowed 4.2 runs per game overall this season. Its starting pitching staff has an ERA of 4.14, a WHIP of 1.23 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 6.5. The bullpen has a 3.29 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 9.1 K/9.
The Oakland offense has put up 4.8 runs per contest, including 5.4 per game over its last 10 games and 5.4 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .247/.346/.422 over its last five games and is 2-3 SU during that span.
The Athletics’ hitters have been led by shortstop Marcus Semien and second baseman Jed Lowrie. Semien is hitting .261/.324/.386 with 11 home runs, 53 RBIs, 78 runs and 14 stolen bases, while Lowrie’s line is .274/.359/.470 with 21 homers, 85 RBIs and 62 runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, New York’s pitchers have allowed 4.1 runs per game and its starters own a 4.12 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 9.25 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.20, along with a WHIP of 1.26 and a K-per-9 of 11.37.
Yankees hitters have slashed .251/.332/.451 on their way to 5.2 runs scored per game in 2018, including 5.1 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
New York’s hitters have been paced by Miguel Andujar and Giancarlo Stanton, who have combined to drive in 160 runs. Andujar is hitting .301/.333/.530 with 23 home runs, 76 RBIs and 74 runs scored, while Stanton (.273/.348/.518) has produced 33 homers, 84 RBIs and 87 runs scored.
The Yankees have lost 8.3 units and are 51-46 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 44 of those games, compared to 50 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Athletics have netted 4.7 units and are 27-23 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 20 of those games, compared to 25 that’ve gone under.
New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – OVER
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Betting Notes
The under has cashed in three of Oakland’s last seven games.
New York has recorded 20.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 19.2 over its last five.
The Yankees have hit 19 home runs in their last 10 games. The Athletics have hit 17 over their last 10.
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