The Philadelphia Phillies (37-34) and Oakland Athletics (19-54) complete their 3-game series Sunday at RingCentral Coliseum. First pitch is slated for 4:07 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Phillies vs. Athletics and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Phillies lead 2-0
The Phillies won their 5th straight game on Saturday, 3-2 in 12 innings. It was their 12th victory in the last 14 games. Philadelphia has held their opponents to under 4 runs per game over that span.
Oakland has lost 4 straight games. They are scoring just barely over 2 runs per game over their last 6 games. The A’s are 2-4 entering the final game of this 7-game homestand.
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Phillies at Athletics projected starters
RHP Zack Wheeler vs. LHP Hogan Harris
Wheeler (5-4, 5.79 ERA) will make his 15th start. He has a 1.10 WHIP, 2 BB/9 and 10.3 K/9 in 82 innings.
- Last start: Win, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K in a 15-3 victory at the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday
- Last start vs Athletics: No-decision, 5 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 7 K in a 6-5 home victory on July 22, 2017
- 2023 away splits: 4-2, 4.62 ERA (39 IP, 20 ER), .266 OBA in 7 starts
Harris (2-0, 4.84 ERA) makes his 2nd start and 5th career appearance. He has a 1.07 WHIP, 3.6 BB/9 and 5.6 K/9 in 22 1/3 innings.
- Last start: Win, 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K in a 9-5 road victory vs. Pittsburgh Pirates on June 7
- 2023 home splits: 1-0, 5.11 ERA (12 1/3 IP, 7 ER), .146 OBA in 3 appearances
- First start vs. Phillies
Phillies at Athletics odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:50 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Phillies -250 (bet $250 to win $100) | Athletics +195 (bet $195 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Phillies -1.5 (-135) | Athletics +1.5 (+110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Phillies at Athletics picks and predictions
Prediction
Phillies 6, Athletics 2
Moneyline
PASS.
The Phillies should have no problem winning their 6th straight game on Sunday in Oakland. Philadelphia is 15-10 in interleague play. As much as I like them to win this game, you can’t put up 2 1/2 units to win 1.
Run line/Against the spread
BET PHILLIES -1.5 (-135).
I don’t mind taking this bet with the odds being a little more reasonable. I would love to see the line move to -2.5 and give us plus odds on the Phillies.
Philadelphia needs to keep pace with the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins in the NL East, sitting 8 games back of 1st.
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Over/Under
OVER 7.5 (-105) is the lean even though both games in this series have failed to reach 8 total runs. Philadelphia has scored at least 3 runs in their last 7 games and average 4.5 runs per game on the road. The Phillies have a .273 batting average and a .760 OPS in day games.
Philadelphia will do all the scoring in this game while Wheeler shuts down the Athletics lineup.
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