The Oakland Athletics were terrible in 2022, and 2023 does not look to be much better.
A series of mediocre offseason moves, signing new 3B Jace Peterson (2 years, $9.5 million), 1B Jesus Aguilar (1 year, $3 million) and IF/DH Aledmys Diaz (2 years, $14.5 million) along with RP Trevor May (1 year, $7 million) were the only signings, and the odds for the Athletics show the value the signings had.
The Athletics finished last in the AL West a year ago with a 60-102 record, so it’s no surprise that this season they have the worst odds in baseball for the division, to make the playoffs and to win the World Series. Their win total is also the lowest in MLB, just behind the Washington Nationals, who are in a total rebuild just like the A’s.
Let’s analyze the Oakland Athletics’ World Series odds, along with their projected win total, playoff, division and AL odds as we make our expert MLB picks and predictions.
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Oakland Athletics World Series odds
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Odds: +40000 (bet $100 to win $40,000)
Oakland has the longest odds of any team in the ML to win the World Series at +40000. This means a wager on the Athletics is like throwing money into the wind.
With a mediocre starting lineup and a pitching rotation led by SP Paul Blackburn, the Oakland Athletics are just trying to get to the 2024 season and hopefully start to improve.
A play on this line is not worth the money. But if you insist, just bet $1 and try to win $400.
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Oakland Athletics playoff odds
Will they make the playoffs: Yes +2000 | No -10000
This is also a number to STAY AWAY from.
Oakland has a minimal chance to make the playoffs in 2023. If you do think they have a chance to do so, the best bet is to take them to win the AL West. You can win 10 times the money of this wager and it is just as likely.
Oakland Athletics win total
Over/Under: 59.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
While all the other wagers on Oakland are off the table, the Wins wager has some legs.
With just 60 wins last season, Oakland was awful. But it still would have gone over the Number offered. A number which is lower than the number offered for the 2022 season.
This team will be bad. But are they 59.5 bad? Yes, they are.
Taking the UNDER 59.5 (-105) would be the way to play this line if you want to take a chance at it. Otherwise, staying away would be prudent.
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To win AL West Division
- Houston Astros -220 (bet $220 to win $100)
- Seattle Mariners +300 (bet $100 to win $300)
- Texas Rangers +900 (bet $100 to win $900)
- Los Angeles Angels +1000 (bet $100 to win $1,000)
- Oakland Athletics +20000 (bet $100 to win $20,000)
Oakland is in the same AL West Division as the reigning World Series Champions in the Houston Astros. Houston has the highest odds of any division favorite to win at -220, and if it does not win, Seattle has made a jump into the competition this offseason. This said, Oakland is not going to win this division. But the odds here are the same as the Athletics odds to win the AL. So, if one bet is going to be made, it should be on the division.
This said, this is NOT a wager worth making. Much like the rest of the Oakland futures, it is too much of a long shot to be worth the risk.
To win American League
Odds: +20000 (bet $100 to win $20,000)
As with the AL West and the World Series, the Oakland Athletics have the worst odds of any team to win the AL.
Oakland, once again, is in a rebuild and is not expected, nor does it really want to be competitive in 2023. Taking a chance on any of its future is therefore not a good investment of time or money.
PASS on this along with any of the Oakland futures for the 2023 season. Unless you can make a wager on Oakland getting the first pick in the 2024 Amateur draft.
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