Yankees vs. Athletics Prediction: MLB Betting Lines, Stats and Picks – June 28, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on June 28, 2023

The Oakland Athletics (21-60) are looking for another strong showing from a batter on a hot streak against the New York Yankees (43-36) on Wednesday at 9:40 PM ET, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Seth Brown is on a two-game homer streak.

The Athletics are an underdog (+132 moneyline odds) when they host the Yankees (-157). The over/under for the game is set at 7.5 total runs.

The insights in the article below are based off odds valid as of June 28, 2023 at 9:12 PM ET. Ready to bet? Click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Yankees vs Athletics Betting Lines

Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total
Yankees -157 +132 7.5

Yankees Betting Insights

  • The Yankees have won 31, or 58.5%, of the 53 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
  • New York has entered 18 games this season favored by -157 or more and is 15-3 in those contests.
  • The Yankees have a 61.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • New York and its opponents have hit the over in 32 of its 79 games with a total this season.
  • In 79 games with a spread this season, the Yankees are 42-37-0 ATS.

Yankees Last 10 Games Trend

Stat Avg/Total
Record 4-6
Runs Per Game 2.6
HR 9
ERA 4.14
K/9 8.3

Athletics Betting Insights

  • The Athletics have been victorious in 21, or 26.2%, of the 80 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
  • This season, Oakland has been victorious 18 times in 67 chances when named as an underdog of at least +132 or worse on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 43.1% chance of pulling out a win.
  • Oakland and its opponents have hit the over in 40 of its 81 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
  • The Athletics are 37-44-0 against the spread in their 81 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Athletics Last 10 Games Trend

Stat Avg/Total
Record 2-8
Runs Per Game 2.5
HR 9
ERA 4.75
K/9 9.7

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Yankees Probable Pitcher – Domingo German

  • German and his team have a record of 8-6-0 against the spread when he starts.
  • The right-hander gave up eight earned runs in 3 1/3 innings pitched on Thursday in his last outing, a matchup with the Seattle Mariners.
  • German has nine starts of five or more innings this season in 14 chances. He averages 5.2 innings per outing.
  • He has finished one appearance without allowing an earned run in 14 chances this season.
  • German’s team has been victorious in 37.5% of the games he’s started as the moneyline favorite with a record of 3-5.
  • Germán’s team is 7-7 when he starts this season.
  • In games German has started this season, the teams are 6-8-0 at hitting the over.

Yankees Relief Pitchers

Name Relief App. IP Ks ERA Holds Saves
Wandy Peralta 35 31.1 25 2.59 9 4
Clay Holmes 32 32.1 40 1.95 5 9
Ron Marinaccio 30 34.2 42 3.12 6 2
Jimmy Cordero 28 30.2 32 3.23 8 0
Albert Abreu 26 35 38 3.09 3 0

Athletics Probable Pitcher – JP Sears

  • Sears makes the start for the Athletics, his 16th of the season. He is 1-5 with a 4.10 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 83 1/3 innings pitched.
  • His last appearance came on Thursday against the Cleveland Guardians, when the left-hander threw seven innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing four hits.
  • Sears is trying for his fourth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.5 innings per start.
  • He has had one outing this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
  • The Athletics are 4-11 in Sears’ 15 starts this season that they were the underdog on the moneyline.
  • Sears’ team has won four of his 15 starts.
  • Sears has had 15 starts with a total this season, and the teams combined to go over the total in seven of those outings.

Athletics Relief Pitchers

Name Relief App. IP Ks ERA Holds Saves
Sam Moll 31 29.1 35 3.99 5 1
Trevor May 22 19.1 15 5.59 1 4
Sam Long 21 29.2 21 3.03 2 2
Shintaro Fujinami 17 38.1 39 10.57 2 0
Lucas Erceg 16 20 25 2.25 3 0

Yankees Hitting Trends

  • The Yankees have hit two or more home runs in 46 games this season, and are 35-11 in those contests.
  • New York has gone 9-2 in its 11 games this season with five or more extra-base hits.
  • The team has put up at least eight hits in 50 games this season, and is 35-15 in those contests.
  • New York is 31-11 in games this season when it scored at least five runs.
  • The Yankees are 13-6 in games this season when they have drawn at least five walks.

Athletics Hitting Trends

  • They’ve hit two or more homers in 23 games this season and are 14-9 in those matchups.
  • Oakland has gone 10-3 this season when collecting five or more extra-base hits as a team.
  • They have won 15 of the 35 games in which they’ve collected eight or more hits this season.
  • In 28 games this season with five or more runs scored, it has posted a record of 18-10.
  • They have won 14 of their 23 games this season in which they’ve drawn more than four free passes.

Yankees vs. Athletics Prediction

Moneyline Pick: Yankees (-157)
Over/Under Pick: Over (7.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm derived from offensive performance metrics and probable starting pitchers.

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