The New York Yankees (74-52) and Oakland Athletics (70-57) battle Thursday as they open a four-game series at Oakland Coliseum. First pitch is slated for 9:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze the lines around the Yankees vs. Athletics odds with MLB picks and predictions.
RHP Jameson Taillon is the projected starting pitcher for the Yankees. He is 8-4 with a 3.94 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 8.8 K/9, and 2.6 BB/9 over 123 1/3 IP through 24 starts.
- Has held current Oakland batters to an aggregate .640 OPS.
- Walked just 1 batter over his last 10 1/3 IP across two starts.
- Owns a 1.72 ERA and 1.04 WHIP over his last six starts away from home.
RHP James Kaprielian is the projected starting pitcher for the Athletics. He is 7-4 with a 3.25 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 8.8 K/9, and 3.3 BB/9 through 88 2/3 IP across 16 starts.
- Has posted a 3.31 ERA over his last three starts.
- Has clocked a 1.47 ERA and 0.95 WHIP through seven starts at Oakland Coliseum.
- Has been aided by a .257 batting average on balls in play.
Yankees at Athletics odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 2:35 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Yankees -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Athletics -110 (bet $110 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Yankees -1.5 (+140) | Athletics +1.5 (-180)
- Over/Under: 8.5 (O: -120 | U: -105)
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Prediction
Yankees 5, Athletics 4
Money line (ML)
The Yanks tote an 11-game win streak to Oakland. It’s the club’s longest since 1985. New York has played .757 ball (28-9) since the All-Star break.
Oakland heads into this four-game set having lost four in a row. All four losses were at home where it’s just 10-11 with a .682 OPS since June 29. The Athletics got out of the gate quickly this season but they have been a solid fade candidate for much of the second half. While they ran counter to that lean with a seven-game win streak earlier this month they are just 3-9 with a 4.81 ERA since.
New York took two of three games from Oakland when the two clubs met at Yankee Stadium June 18-20.
With some general “fade the A’s” lean added to some fade Kaprielian analytics and an Oakland bullpen getting by with very generous rates around the margins this month, TAKE THE YANKEES (-110).
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
STEER CLEAR of the wide gulf between these tags. Plus the Yankee bullpen turns a lot of multi-run leads into nail-biters by the ninth.
Over/Under (O/U)
The weather forecast calls for a breeze out to center and both starters are prone to yielding more than their fair share of fly balls. With some nearly across the board leans against the pitching and some significant growth potential for the New York offense, BACK THE OVER 8.5 (-115).
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