The New York Yankees (18-17) open a 7-game homestand Monday with the 1st game of a 3-game series against the Oakland Athletics (8-27). First pitch for the opener is 7:05 p.m. ET in Yankee Stadium. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Athletics vs. Yankees odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting; Yankees won 5 of 7 games in 2022
The A’s lost 5-1 on Sunday to the Kansas City Royals, but won the road series for their 1st series win this season. They are 3-9 in their last 12 games.
The Yankees just lost 2 out of 3 games on the road to the Tampa Bay Rays, including 8-7 on Sunday. They are 3-6 in their last 9 games overall.
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A’s at Yankees projected starters
LHP JP Sears vs. LHP Nestor Cortes
Sears (0-2, 5.06 ERA) makes his 7th start. He has a 1.19 WHIP, 2.3 BB/9 and 9.6 K/9 in 32 IP.
- Coming off best start of year in April 27 loss at LA Angels: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
- Is 0-1 with 4.50 ERA in 1 career start vs. New York
Cortes (3-2, 4.91 ERA) makes his 7th start. He has a 1.18 WHIP, 2.5 BB/9 and 9.5 K/9 in 33 IP.
- Has a 7.47 ERA in last 3 starts (15 2/3 IP)
- Is 0-1, 4.38 ERA in 4 career appearances vs. Oakland (1 start)
A’s at Yankees odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 7:31 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Athletics +170 (bet $100 to win $170) | Yankees -210 (bet $210 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Athletics +1.5 (-115) | Yankees -1.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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A’s at Yankees picks and predictions
Prediction
Yankees 6, A’s 3
Moneyline
Oakland is only 5-12 on the road and 2 of those wins came in their last series while the Yankees are 11-8 at home this season. They have won 7 of their last 11 games there.
But with the line such that you have to bet more than twice what you can win, PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
The Yankees’ last 4 games and 5 of their last 6 have been decided by 1 run. But 13 of their 18 wins have been by 2 or more runs. Meanwhile, the A’s have lost by 1-run 6 times this season. That means they have 21 losses by more than a run.
BET YANKEES -1.5 (-115).
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Over/Under
Seven of the last 10 for the Yankees have had 8 or fewer runs, but 8 of the last 13 for the A’s have had 9 or more runs.
BET OVER 8.5 (-105).
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