The Oakland Athletics are set to host the San Francisco Giants at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. This interleague showdown will get going at 4:07 p.m. ET and fans hoping to watch it can tune in to NBC Sports – California.
San Francisco Giants at Oakland Athletics Odds
Oakland (-155) is hosting this one as the favorite over San Francisco (+145) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this afternoon game at 9.5 runs. Odds for wagering on the game’s total currently sit at -120 for the under and +100 for the over. The game’s runline odds sit at -150 for taking the Giants +1.5 runs and +130 for the Athletics -1.5 runs.
The Athletics are 74-54 straight up (SU) and 70-57 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 18.1 units for moneyline bettors and 12.3 units ATS. The Giants have gone 64-65 SU this year and are 67-61 against the spread. Overall, the team’s gained 11.2 units for moneyline bettors, but have lost 10.1 units ATS.
Athletics games have a 58-65-4 over/under record in 2019. San Francisco has an over/under record of 62-59-7.
Logan Webb will get the nod for the visiting Giants. The right-handed Webb is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA and seven strikeouts. He has yet to face the Athletics this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Athletics are putting the ball in the hands of lefty Brett Anderson (10-9, 4.06 ERA), who has 74 strikeouts and 40 walks, along with a 1.29 WHIP. Anderson is 0-1 with four strikeouts and a 3.00 ERA in one start against San Francisco this year.
Oakland’s pitching staff has given up 4.3 runs per game overall this season as a unit. The club’s starters have a 4.01 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.13 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 8.9 K/9.
The Oakland offense has produced 5.0 runs per contest, including 5.2 per game over its last 10 games and 4.6 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .259/.335/.468 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Athletics’ hitters have been led by Marcus Semien, who is slashing .275/.361/.487 with 22 home runs, 62 RBIs and 93 runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, San Francisco’s pitchers have allowed 4.8 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.80 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 8.22 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.99, along with a K-per-9 of 8.82.
Giants hitters have slashed .242/.309/.407 on their way to 4.4 runs scored per game in 2019, including 6.1 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
Kevin Pillar has led San Francisco’s hitters and is slashing .267/.296/.466 with 19 home runs, 71 RBIs, 68 runs and 11 stolen bases.
The Giants just took the previous game in this series by a final score of 10 runs to five.
Giants at Athletics MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The under has hit in four of San Francisco’s last seven games.
- The Giants have hit 17 home runs in their last 10 games. The Athletics have hit 18 over their last 10.
- The Giants have a team OPS of .716 this season and an OPS of .704 against left-handed pitchers. The Athletics’ OPS stands at .767 overall and .819 against lefties.
- Oakland has posted 23.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 21.0 over its last five.
