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The Oakland A’s (26-43) and San Diego Padres (36-35) meet Wednesday for the finale of a 3-game series. First pitch from Petco Park is set for 4:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the A’s vs. Padres odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: San Diego leads 2-0
San Diego escaped with a 4-3 win over Oakland Tuesday while cashing as a -150 home favorite. C Kyle Higashioka hit a walk-off solo shot for the Padres, who have won back-to-back games.
Oakland has lost each of its last 4 contests overall and is 0-3 in its last 3 road games, now sitting at 11-23 as the away squad this season.
A’s at Padres projected starters
LHP Hogan Harris vs. RHP Michael King
Harris (0-0, 2.21 ERA) makes his 3rd start. He has a 1.13 WHIP, 3.5 BB/9 and 8.0 K/9 in 20 1/3 innings.
- Last start: No-decision, 6 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K in 2-1 home victory over Toronto Blue Jays Friday
- Has never faced Padres before
King (5-4, 3.58 ERA) makes his 14th start. He has a 1.22 WHIP, 3.7 BB/9 and 9.6 K/9 in 78 innings.
- Last start: Win, 5 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K in 10-3 home victory vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Friday
- Career vs. Oakland: 0-0, 0.00 ERA (1 1/3 IP), 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K in 1 relief appearance of 2-1 home victory with New York Yankees June 28, 2022
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A’s at Padres odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): A’s +165 (bet $100 to win $165) | Padres -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): A’s +1.5 (-120) | Padres -1.5 (+100)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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A’s at Padres picks and predictions
Prediction
Padres 5, A’s 1
Moneyline
PASS.
I expect San Diego (-200) to pick up the win here, but the Padres are not worth the risk of betting on as -200 favorites. Bet on the spread and/or O/U instead.
Run line/Against the spread
LEAN PADRES -1.5 (+100).
The Padres are the slightly hotter team recently at 4-1 in their last 5 home games, while Oakland has dropped 3 straight road outings. San Diego has also won 5 consecutive matchups vs. Oakland, only allowing the A’s to finish within 1 run once over that span.
This is a lean because neither team has been hot recently. The Padres are 4-6 in their last 10 and the A’s are 3-7 across that same span, so I could very well see either squad covering.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 8 (-115).
The Under has hit in 3 consecutive road games for Oakland and is 8-2 in its last 10 overall. For San Diego, the Under is 7-3 in its last 10 outings. The Under has also hit in 3 of the last 4 Oakland-San Diego matchups.
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