The New York Yankees (78-49) tangle with the Oakland Athletics (47-81) Sunday in the finale of a 4-game set at Oakland Coliseum. First pitch is set for 4:07 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Yankees vs. Athletics odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: Yankees lead 5-1
The Yankees try to put away the A’s after they were clipped 3-2 in 11 innings Saturday. New York has won 5 of its last 6 games but is just 8-12 and 12-18 over the last 20 and 30 games, respectively. New York is just 33-29 on the road, which is a little troubling for a team 29 games over .500.
The A’s have made this a series outside of the 13-4 shellacking they suffered Thursday. Each team has traded 3-2 wins since then. Oakland is just 6-14 and 12-18 over its last 20 and 30 games. The Athletics are just 21-43 at home as well.
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Yankees at Athletics projected starters
RHP Clarke Schmidt vs. RHP Adrian Martinez
Schmidt (5-2, 2.18 ERA) makes his 2nd start and 18th appearance. He has a 1.24 WHIP, 4.9 BB/9 and 7.9 K/9 in 33 IP.
- Threw 60 pitches over 3 IP of long relief Tuesday and could be good for 60-75 pitches or about 4 IP Sunday.
- His numbers don’t suffer too much on the road: 2.87 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 8.0 K/9 vs. 1.56 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 7.8 K/9 at home.
Martinez (2-3, 6.08 ERA) makes his 6th start. He has a 1.44 WHIP, 2.7 BB/9 and 7.2 K/9 in 23 2/3 IP.
- Allowed 2 ER on 4 H and 1 BB with 5 K in 4 1/3 IP in his last start Aug. 7 against the Giants.
- He throws a sinker (94 mph avg), changeup and slider. Opponents hit .339 off the sinker, which he throws 53% of the time.
Yankees at Athletics odds and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:16 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Yankees -210 (bet $210 to win $100) | Athletics +170 (bet $100 to win $170)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Yankees -1.5 (-125) | Athletics +1.5 (+102)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -102 | U: -122)
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Yankees at Athletics picks and predictions
Prediction
Yankees 5, Athletics 4
Money line
The Yankees are heavy favorites, and you can’t risk more than 2 times your return. The Yankees aren’t clicking offensively, but I could see the bats waking up a bit against this pitcher. Take the YANKEES OVER 4.5 TOTAL RUNS (-130).
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Run line/Against the spread
The Yankees would cover a 2.5 RL in just 2 of 6 games against the A’s this year. That said, I don’t have enough belief to run to the window and place a stack on Oakland to stay within 2 runs. However, that’s the best way to go. LEAN ATHLETICS ALTERNATE SPREAD +2.5 (-145).
Over/Under
The wind is blowing out to right-center field at 8 mph, which should make the cavernous Coliseum play a little more hitter-friendly. This number has only hit in 2 of 6 games between the teams, and the Yankees are 3-7 O/U the last 10. So it’s just a LEAN OVER 8.5 (-102).
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