Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers will be taking the field against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in a Sunday day game. NBC Sports – California is in line to broadcast this AL showdown and the game gets underway at 4:07 p.m. ET.
Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics Odds
Las Vegas has Detroit (+235) as the underdog to Oakland (-265). The total currently stands at 9 runs and bettors can play the over for -120 and the under for an even +100. This game currently has a runline of Tigers +1.5 (+105) and Athletics -1.5 (-125).
The Athletics are 83-59 straight up (SU) and 77-63 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 15.8 units for moneyline bettors and 12.7 units ATS. Oakland has covered the spread six times in its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven. On the other hand, the Tigers have gone 42-99 SU this year and are 59-80 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 33.6 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 27.6 units ATS. Detroit has covered the spread six times in its last seven games and the over has cashed in four of those seven.
Oakland games have a 64-71-5 over/under record in 2019. Tigers games have gone under 65 times, gone over 64 times and pushed on 10 occasions.
Daniel Norris will get the nod for Detroit. The left-handed Norris (3-11, 4.76 ERA) has recorded 114 punchouts in 132.1 innings so far. He’s 0-1 with two strikeouts and a 10.13 ERA against Oakland this year.
The Athletics will turn to lefty Sean Manaea (0-0, 0.00 ERA), who has five strikeouts and three walks as well as a 0.80 WHIP. Manaea hasn’t faced the Tigers yet this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (1-0, 3.00 ERA and two strikeouts across six innings).
Detroit’s pitchers have allowed 5.7 runs per game and its starters own a 5.45 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 8.55 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.95, along with a WHIP of 1.43 and a K-per-9 of 8.47.
Tigers hitters have slashed .240/.296/.389 on their way to 3.7 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.3 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Miguel Cabrera and Nicholas Castellanos continue to lead Detroit’s offense. Cabrera is slashing .289/.351/.400 with 10 home runs, 53 RBIs and 37 runs scored, while Castellanos is hitting .273 with 11 homers, 37 RBIs and 57 runs scored.
For the home team, Oakland’s pitching staff has given up 4.3 runs per game overall this season. The team’s starters have an ERA of 3.97, a WHIP of 1.24 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.0. The bullpen has a 4.08 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 9.2 K/9.
The Oakland hitters are putting up 5.2 runs per contest, including 6.3 per game over its last 10 games and 7.0 per game over their last five. The team has hit .238/.359/.476 over its last five matchups and is 4-1 SU during that span.
The Athletics’ offense has been led by shortstop Marcus Semien and third baseman Matt Chapman. Semien is slashing .275/.359/.496 with 26 home runs, 77 RBIs and 104 runs scored, while Chapman’s line is .256/.350/.524 with 32 homers, 80 RBIs and 91 runs.
The Tigers have lost 3.8 units and are 17-13 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has hit in 18 of those games, compared to 10 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Athletics have netted 12.9 units and are 23-14 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 17 of those games, as opposed to 18 that’ve gone under.
Tigers at Athletics Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Tigers, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The over has hit in four of Detroit’s last seven contests.
- The Athletics have won four of their last five games SU.
- Oakland has recorded 23.3 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 22.6 over its last five.
- The Tigers have hit 10 home runs in their last 10 games. The Athletics have hit 15 over their last 10.
- The Tigers have a team OPS of .685 this season, including an OPS of .720 when facing left-handed pitchers. The Athletics’ OPS stands at .776 overall and .810 against southpaws.
