The Oakland Athletics (33-20) head to Southern California Tuesday for a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers (38-16) at Dodger Stadium. The first pitch is scheduled for 9:40 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Athletics-Dodgers MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Athletics at Dodgers: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Frankie Montas vs. RHP Dustin May
Montas: 3-4 with a 5.86 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 9.2 K/9 and 4.2 BB/9 in 43 IP over 9 starts.
- Last start (Sept. 13): Loss, 6-3, with 5 1/3 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 7 K and 1 BB at the Texas Rangers.
- Career in away games: 9-7 with a 4.60 ERA (3.80 ERA at home) and a 1.44 WHIP (1.35 WHIP at home).
May: 1-1 with a 2.68 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 6.5 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9 in 47 IP over 10 games (9 starts).
- Last start (Sept. 10): No-decision in a 5-2 Dodgers loss with 1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 K and 0 BB at the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- Pitched 5 1/3 innings of relief duty in LA’s 7-5 win at the San Diego Padres Wednesday.
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Athletics at Dodgers: Key injuries
(Get the latest injury news here.)
Athletics
- OF Chad Pinder (hamstring) out
- 3B Matt Chapman (hip) out
Dodgers
- OF Joc Pederson (personal) probable
Athletics at Dodgers: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 4:15 p.m. ET.
Prediction
Dodgers 6, Athletics 1
Money line (ML)
The Dodgers’ (-167) 6-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies Sunday snapped a five-game win streak. The Athletics (+150) also lost Sunday, to the San Francisco Giants, and that ended a three-game win streak for Oakland.
Both teams have clinched postseason berths with the A’s locking up the AL West and the Dodgers with a four-game lead on the San Diego Padres for first in the NL West.
The LA side should be motivated with San Diego nipping at its heels in the division race. The A’s are mediocre away from Oakland (14-12 road record) and Oakland’s lineup is a little easier without Chapman. The Athletics rank 25th in batting average (LA’s pitching staff ranks second in opponent batting average) and 17th in OPS (LA’s pitching staff is ranked first in opponent OPS).
It’s a tad expensive but the DODGERS (-167) are a relative lock.
New to sports betting? A $167 wager on the Dodgers (-167) returns a $100 profit if LA beats Oakland.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The Dodgers -1.5 (+120) aren’t a good enough run line team at home in 2020 (13-11 RL record as a home favorite) and the payout isn’t big enough to take their run line against a good A’s side (+1.5, -143).
PASS ON THE RUN LINE.
Over/Under (O/U)
Oakland has a 1-4 Over/Under record as a road dog and LA is just 9-11-4 as a home favorite this season. Both teams have top tier bullpens and the A’s score 1.26 fewer runs per game versus right-handed starters.
I am not in love with the total in Athletics-Dodgers but I lean UNDER 9 (-110).
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