The New York Yankees (18-17) and Oakland Athletics (8-27) clash on Monday at 7:05 PM ET, beginning a three-game series at Yankee Stadium.
The Athletics are an away underdog (+165) versus the Yankees (-195). The matchup has an over/under of 8.5 total runs.
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Yankees vs Athletics Betting Lines
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yankees | -195 | +165 | 8.5 |
Yankees Betting Insights
- This season, the Yankees have been favored 26 times and won 16, or 61.5%, of those games.
- New York has not entered a game this season as bigger favorites on the moneyline than the -195 odds on them winning this game.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 66.1% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
- New York and its opponents have hit the over in 12 of its 35 games with a total this season.
- The Yankees are 17-18-0 against the spread this season.
Yankees Last 10 Games Trend
| Stat | Avg/Total |
|---|---|
| Record | 4-6 |
| Runs Per Game | 3.2 |
| HR | 11 |
| ERA | 4.24 |
| K/9 | 9.4 |
Athletics Betting Insights
- The Athletics have won in eight, or 23.5%, of the 34 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This year, Oakland has won four of 15 games when listed as at least +165 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 37.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Contests with Oakland has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 22 of 35 chances this season.
- In 35 games with a line this season, the Athletics have a mark of 15-20-0 against the spread.
Athletics Last 10 Games Trend
| Stat | Avg/Total |
|---|---|
| Record | 3-7 |
| Runs Per Game | 4.5 |
| HR | 10 |
| ERA | 5.46 |
| K/9 | 7.5 |
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Yankees Probable Pitcher – Nestor Cortes Jr.
- When Cortes starts, his team is 3-3-0 against the spread this season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Sunday, April 30, when he gave up seven earned runs and allowed five hits in 4 2/3 innings against the Texas Rangers.
- In six starts, Cortes has pitched through or past the fifth inning five times. He has a season average of 5.5 frames per outing.
- Cortes’ team has a record of 3-2 this season when he starts and they are the favorite on the moneyline.
- Cortes’ team is 3-3 when he starts this season.
- Games Cortes has started this season hit the over five times in six chances.
Yankees Relief Pitchers
| Name | Relief App. | IP | Ks | ERA | Holds | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandy Peralta | 15 | 13 | 14 | 2.08 | 3 | 0 |
| Clay Holmes | 14 | 12 | 14 | 3.75 | 1 | 4 |
| Jimmy Cordero | 13 | 12.2 | 14 | 3.55 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Marinaccio | 13 | 15.1 | 21 | 1.76 | 3 | 0 |
| Ian Hamilton | 12 | 19 | 23 | 1.42 | 0 | 1 |
Athletics Probable Pitcher – JP Sears
- Sears (0-2 with a 5.06 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 32 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Athletics, his seventh of the season.
- In his most recent outing on Thursday against the Seattle Mariners, the lefty went six scoreless innings while surrendering four hits.
- Sears has four starts this season that he pitched five or more innings.
- The Athletics have a 2-4 record in Sears’ six starts this season when they were the underdog on the moneyline.
- Sears’ team is 2-4 in his six starts.
- Sears’ starts went over the run total four times in six games with a set total this season.
Athletics Relief Pitchers
| Name | Relief App. | IP | Ks | ERA | Holds | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Jackson | 17 | 16 | 20 | 2.25 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Moll | 17 | 13 | 11 | 2.77 | 4 | 0 |
| Domingo Acevedo | 9 | 9.1 | 7 | 10.61 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Lovelady | 9 | 8.1 | 6 | 2.16 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Long | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
Yankees Hitting Trends
- The Yankees have an 8-4 record this season in games when they hit two or more homers.
- New York is 20th in baseball, slugging .384.
- The club has strung together at least eight hits in 18 games this season, and is 11-7 in those contests.
- New York is 8-3 in games this season when it scored five or more runs.
- The Yankees have gone 6-3 over the nine games this season when they have drawn at least five walks.
Athletics Hitting Trends
- They are 5-7 this season when they hit two or more home runs in a game.
- Oakland has gone 3-2 this season when collecting five or more extra-base hits as a team.
- They have won six of the 16 games in which they’ve collected eight or more hits this season.
- In 13 games this season with five or more runs scored, it has posted a record of 6-7.
- They have a 3-4 record this season when drawing five or more walks in a game.
Yankees vs. Athletics Prediction
Moneyline Pick: Yankees (-195)
Over/Under Pick: Over (8.5)
Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm derived from offensive performance metrics and probable starting pitchers.
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