Bay Area rivals clash when the Oakland Athletics (9-8) visit the San Francisco Giants (12-5) for the start of a 2-game interleague miniseries Tuesday. First pitch at Oracle Park is scheduled for 9:45 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Athletics vs. Giants odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Oakland just lost 2 of 3 at home versus the Texas Rangers this past weekend, winning the finale 2-0 Sunday.
San Francisco has won 5 of its last 6 games, including 4 in a row, all on the road. The Giants swept the Washington Nationals over the weekend and beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 in a standalone game Monday.
The Giants beat the A’s in last year’s regular-season series 4-2 despite being outscored 21-19.
Athletics at Giants projected starters
RHP Daulton Jefferies vs. LHP Carlos Rodon
Jefferies (1-2, 1.17 ERA) pitched well enough to win in his last start, but took a 1-0 loss at the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday. He didn’t allow an earned run in 6 innings – Baltimore scored its only run on an Oakland error. Jefferies is 2-3 with a 3.62 ERA in 9 games (5 starts) in his 3 seasons in the big leagues.
Rodon (2-0, 1.06 ERA) got a win Wednesday over the New York Mets, hurling 5-scoreless innings with 3 H, 2 BB and 8 K in a 5-2 victory.
Athletics at Giants 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 4:26 p.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Athletics +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Giants -280 (bet $280 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Athletics +1.5 (-110) | Giants -1.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -130 | U: +105)
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Athletics at Giants picks and predictions
Prediction
Giants 3, Athletics 2
Money line
PASS.
Oakland (+220) isn’t an option facing one of the best starters in the MLB in Rodon and San Francisco (-280) is well past my price range for a favorite.
The Giants should win this game since they have the 3rd-best winning percentage in baseball and edges in the 3 most important phases of the game: Starting and relief pitching and hitting.
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Run line/Against the spread
LEAN to the ATHLETICS +1.5 (-110) because there’s a “line freeze” in the betting market for the RL.
According to Pregame.com, more than 90% of the cash is on the Giants -1.5 (-110), but the line hasn’t budged off the opener. It’s a red flag when sportsbooks don’t move the price of a team getting this much of the handle.
Also, Oakland is 28-15 RL as a road underdog and 14-9 RL in interleague play since the start of the last season.
Over/Under
LEAN to the UNDER 6.5 (+105).
Rodon has been lights out this season, both bullpens have impressive pitching peripherals, both lineups are struggling versus left-handed pitching to start the year and these teams have a combined 13-20-1 O/U record.
However, I’m a little sheepish about this UNDER 6.5 (+105), considering this is one of the smaller totals you’ll see on an MLB slate.
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