The New York Yankees will face off against the Oakland Athletics in a Thursday night game. NBC Sports – California will be televising this AL showdown and the game is slated to get underway at 9:37 p.m. ET.
New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics Odds
For any gamblers that want to play the moneyline, each team is currently receiving matching odds (-105) and Vegas has put the Over/Under for this night game at 9.5 runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total currently sit at -110 for both the over and the under. You can also bet on the game’s spread with the current runline odds standing at +140 for the Yankees -1.5 runs and -160 for the Athletics +1.5 runs.
The Athletics are 73-53 straight up (SU) and 68-57 against the spread (ATS). The team’s gained 16.1 units for moneyline bettors and 9.7 units ATS. Oakland has covered the spread six times in its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven. The Yankees, on the other hand, have gone 83-45 SU this year and are 74-53 ATS. Overall, the club has accumulated 18.9 units for moneyline gamblers and 23.7 units ATS. New York has covered the spread only once in its last seven games and the over has hit in five of those seven.
Athletics games have a 57-64-4 over/under record in 2019. New York has been a great over bet with a total record of 72-51-4.
Masahiro Tanaka will get the nod for New York. The right-handed Tanaka (9-6, 4.56 ERA) has recorded 116 strikeouts in 144 innings so far. He has yet to face the Athletics this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Athletics will send righty Tanner Roark (7-8, 4.01 ERA) to the mound. Roark has 124 strikeouts and 43 walks to his name, along with a 1.39 WHIP. Roark only made one start against the Yankees in 2018 (0-1, 4.50 ERA and five strikeouts across six innings).
As a unit, Oakland’s pitching staff has given up 4.3 runs per game overall in 2019. The team’s starters have an ERA of 4.03, a WHIP of 1.25 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 6.9. The bullpen has a 4.01 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 8.9 K/9.
The Oakland offense has put up 5.0 runs per outing, including 4.6 per game over its last 10 games and 4.8 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .246/.306/.444 over its last five contests and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
The Athletics’ batters have been led by shortstop Marcus Semien and third baseman Matt Chapman. Semien is hitting .273/.360/.486 with 22 home runs, 61 RBIs and 91 runs scored, and Chapman’s line sits at .257/.340/.525 with 29 homers, 70 RBIs and 81 runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, New York’s pitching staff allowed 4.8 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.85 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 8.79 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.11, along with a K-per-9 of 9.80.
The Yankees offense has slashed .272/.347/.487 on its way to 5.9 runs scored per game in 2019, including 5.7 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
New York’s offense has been led by second baseman DJ LeMahieu and shortstop Gleyber Torres. LeMahieu is slashing .334/.381/.534 with 21 home runs, 86 RBIs and 87 runs scored, while Torres (.281/.346/.528) is up to 29 homers, 73 RBIs and 80 runs scored.
The Yankees have gained 14.8 units and are 50-39 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 51 of those games, compared to 36 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Athletics have netted 5.0 units and are 49-45 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 42 of those games, as opposed to 50 which went under the total.
Yankees vs. Athletics MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Athletics, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- Both offenses have recorded 18 extra-base hits over their last five games.
- The Yankees have a team OPS of .834 this season and an OPS of .825 against right-handed pitchers. The Athletics’ OPS stands at .766 overall and .746 versus righties.
- The Athletics have won six of their last seven games SU.
- New York has posted 25.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 23.4 over its last five.
- The Yankees have hit 20 home runs in their last 10 games. The Athletics have hit 18 over their last 10.
