The Oakland Athletics (46-32) and San Francisco Giants (49-26) play the second game of a three-game set Saturday with a 10:05 p.m. ET first pitch at Oracle Park. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Athletics vs. Giants odds with MLB picks and predictions.
RHP Frankie Montas is the projected starting pitcher for the Athletics. He is 7-7 with a 4.79 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 9.5 K/9 and 2.3 BB/9 in 82 2/3 IP over 15 starts.
Montas has alternated wins and losses across the past five outings. He coughed up eight earned runs, nine hits and two walks in 5 2/3 innings in a loss Monday in Texas.
LHP Alex Wood is the projected starting pitcher for the Giants. He is 6-3 with a 4.09 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 8.9 K/9 and 2.9 BB/9 in 66 IP over 12 starts.
Wood is looking to bounce back after allowing six runs (four earned) and six hits with two walks in just three innings in a no-decision against the Philadelphia Phillies. He has a dismal 8.50 ERA with 19 hits and 10 walks in just 18 innings in four outings in the month of June.
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Athletics at Giants odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 5:28 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Athletics +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Giants -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Athletics +1.5 (-200) | Giants -1.5 (+165)
- Over/Under: 8 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Prediction
Giants 4, Athletics 2
Money line (ML)
The GIANTS (-120) are the play behind Wood, as Montas has been just too erratic for the Athletics (+100) lately. San Francisco won the Bay Bridge interleague series opener on Friday night, 2-0, and they’ll take the second game, too.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The GIANTS -1.5 (+165) are a great play on the run line, as they have outscored the opposition 27-5 during their four-game winning streak. Each of their past seven victories has been by two or more runs, too.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 8 (-115) hit in Friday’s interleague series opener, and the Under is 5-0 in the past five interleague games for Oakland. The Under is also 7-3 in their past 10 on the road against a left-handed starting pitcher.
For San Francisco, the Under is 4-1 in their past five interleague home games and 6-2 in the past eight interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
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