The Oakland Athletics (14-50) and Milwaukee Brewers (34-29) meet Friday to kick off a 3-game series. First pitch from American Family Field is set for 8:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Athletics vs. Brewers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting since 2019 when Athletics won 2 of 3
Oakland won 9-5 as +158 road underdogs Wednesday vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates to secure a 2-1 series win. The Athletics have now won back-to-back games after losing 5 straight. The Athletics are 4-16 in their last 20 games since May 17.
Milwaukee lost 6-3 Thursday as -104 home favorites vs. the Baltimore Orioles, but still won the series 2-1. The Brewers are 3-2 in their last 5 and are 18-13 at home this season.
[gambcom-standard rankid=”3011″ ]
[gambcom-standard rankid=”3012″ ]
Athletics at Brewers projected starters
RHP Luis Medina vs. RHP Adrian Houser
Medina (0-5, 8.19 ERA) makes his 6th career start. He has a 1.62 WHIP, 4.3 BB/9 and 7.9 K/9 in 29 2/3 innings.
- Last outing: Loss, 2 IP, 6 ER, 6 H, 4 BB, 2 K in a 12-1 road loss Saturday vs. Miami Marlins
- The 23-year-old rookie making 1st career start vs. Milwaukee
Houser (2-1, 3.45 ERA) makes his 7th start. He has a 1.44 WHIP, 2.0 BB/9 and 5.5 K/9 in 31 1/3 innings.
- Last outing: Win, 7 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 2 K in a 5-1 road win Sunday vs. Cincinnati Reds
- Career vs. Oakland: 0-0 with a 1.80 ERA (5 IP, 1 ER), 3 H, 0.80 WHIP, 10.8 K/9 in 1 start
Athletics at Brewers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:10 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Athletics +190 (bet $100 to win $190) | Brewers -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Athletics +1.5 (-105) | Brewers -1.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9.5 (O: +100 | U: -120)
Win your fantasy baseball league with BaseballHQ.com. For decades, BHQ has been helping players just like you win! Use the couple code SBW23 for $15 OFF a full-season subscription. New customer offer; expires 9/30/2023. Subscribe today and start winning!
Athletics at Brewers picks and predictions
Prediction
Brewers 6, Athletics 2
Moneyline
PASS.
The Brewers should come away with the win, but this line is not worth the juice. Bet on the run line and/or O/U instead.
Run line/Against the spread
LEAN BREWERS -1.5 (-115).
The Brewers are clearly the better team and should simply be able to out-talent the Athletics and come away with the home win.
Play our free daily Pick’em Challenge and win! Play now!
Over/Under
BET UNDER 9.5 (-120).
For Oakland the Under is 2-0-2 in their last 4 opening games of a series. For Milwaukee the Under is 4-0-1 in Houser’s last 5 starts overall and 3-0-1 in their last 4 during game 1 of a series.
[gambcom-standard rankid=”5″ ]
For more sports betting picks and tips, check out SportsbookWire.com and BetFTW.
Follow @payton_shanks on Twitter. Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Additional MLB coverage:
BaseballHQ Fantasy Baseball
BaseballPress.com: Your source for every MLB lineup
[lawrence-newsletter]
[lawrence-auto-related count=3 category=1372]