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The Colorado Rockies (16-32) take on the Oakland A’s (20-31) Thursday in the finale of a 3-game series. First pitch from Oakland Coliseum is set for 3:37 p.m. ET (MLB Network. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Rockies vs. A’s odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Tied 1-1
Colorado came away with the 4-3 win in 12 innings Wednesday to even the series while covering as a +130 road underdog. 3B Ryan McMahon hit a go-ahead, 2-run shot in the 12th. Wednesday’s win ended a 4-game losing streak for the Rockies.
With Wednesday’s loss the Athletics are an ugly 1-9 in their last 10 games, scoring 3 of fewer runs 7 times in the 9 losses.
Rockies at A’s projected starters
RHP Ryan Feltner vs. RHP Joey Estes
Feltner (1-4, 5.69 ERA) makes his 10th start. He has a 1.49 WHIP, 2.6 BB/9 and 7.7 K/9 through 49 innings.
- Last start: Loss, 4 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 K in 10-5 setback at San Francisco Giants Friday
- Never faced A’s before
Estes (1-1, 9.35 ERA) makes his 3rd start. He has a 1.62 WHIP, 4.2 BB/9 and 9.4 K/9 through 8 2/3 innings.
- Last start: Loss, 3 2/3 IP, 8 ER, 8 H, 4 BB, 4 K in 8-1 defeat at Houston Astros May 16
- First career start vs. Rockies
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Rockies at A’s odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:18 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Rockies +105 (bet $100 to win $105) | A’s -125 (bet $125 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Rockies +1.5 (-200) | A’s -1.5 (+165)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Rockies at A’s picks and predictions
Prediction
Rockies 5, A’s 4
Moneyline
BET ROCKIES (+105).
Colorado is 6-4 in its last 10 games, while the A’s are 1-9 in their last 10 overall and 1-2 in their last 3 home games. The Rockies are also 2-1 in their last 3 matchups with Oakland.
Be aware that there is always a risk when backing teams this bad on the moneyline.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
I like the Rockies to cover here as +1.5 (-200) underdogs, especially given the fact that they are 2-1 in their last 3 vs. the A’s and given that the lone loss came by only 1 run. However, the line is not worth the risk of betting on as currently set, bet on the moneyline and/or O/U instead.
Over/Under
LEAN OVER 8 (-105).
The Over has hit in 2 of Oakland’s last 3 overall and is 4-1 in its last 5 home games. For Colorado, the Over is 7-3 in its last 10 games.
This is only a lean because the Over is only 4-4 in the last 8 matchups between these squads and because the Over is only 4-5-1 in Oakland’s last 10.
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