Athletics vs. Yankees Recommended Bet

Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees
Date: Monday, May 8th, 7:05 ET
Location: Yankee Stadium
TV: YES
Money Line: Athletics +176/Yankees -210 (Bet on baseball for cheaper at BAS Sportsbook! Why overpay?)
Total Line: 8.5

Betting Preview

Here’s our betting preview for the upcoming MLB clash between the New York Yankees and the Athletics on Monday, May 8th at Yankee Stadium. We provide you with a comprehensive analysis, odds, and predictions to help with your handicapping decision or tail our expert based on the projected lineups and listed starting pitchers.

Betting Odds

Athletics vs. Yankees Projected Lineup

Straight Up/Over-Under/ Runline Record

Oakland Athletics: 8-27 SU / OU 22-12 / Runline 15-20
New York Yankees: 18-17 SU / OU 12-22 / Runline 17-18

Heading into today’s action, the Athletics’ record of 8-27 has them sitting 5th in the AL West. Currently, they are 13 games out of the division lead. Over their last five games, they are 2-3 and have a road and home record of 5-12 and 3-15, respectively. Oakland’s overall series record sits at 0-10.

• The Athletics have covered the runline in 42.9% of their games and have an average run margin of -3.5
• The Athletics have been favored in 2.9% of their games and have runline records of 8-10 and 7-10 at home and on the road, respectively
• The over has hit in 65% of the Athletics’ 35 games at 22-12.

For the season, the Yankees have put together a record of 18-17, including going just 4-6 over their last ten games. In the AL East standings, they are 5th, trailing by 10 games. This year, they have gone 11-8 at home and 7-9 on the road with an overall series mark of 6-3.

• The Yankees have covered the runline in 48.6% of their games and have an average run margin of 0.1
• The Yankees have been favored in 74.3% of their games and have runline records of 9-10 and 8-8 at home and on the road, respectively
• So far, the Yankees have an over/under record of just 12-22.

Pitching Matchup

The Athletics will turn to starter JP Sears who has an overall record of 0-2. Through six appearances his ERA stands at 5.06 with a K/9 figure of 1.1. So far, he has put together of FIP of 5.11 to go along with an OBP of .311.

In his last appearance, JP Sears pitched a solid six innings and gave up zero runs, but did not receive a decision. Despite his efforts, the Athletics lost to the Mariners by a score of 7-2.

The Yankees will turn to starter Nestor Cortes who has an overall record of 3-2. Through six appearances his ERA stands at 4.91 with a K/9 figure of 1.1. So far, he has put together of FIP of 4.69 to go along with an OBP of .304.

Nestor Cortes is coming off an outing against the Rangers in which he allowed seven runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings of work, taking the loss. The Yankees lost the game by a score of 15-2.

Athletics vs. Yankees Offense Outlook

This season, Oakland is ranked 25th in the league in terms of runs scored, with an average of 3.9 runs per game. Although they are not at the top of the league in home runs, they have hit a combined 37 long balls. The team’s current batting average of .230 ranks 25th in the league. On the road, their batting average ranks 14th compared to 30th at home.

Oakland Athletics Top Bats

Oakland Athletics Top Hitters: Last Five Games

The Yankees have played 35 games and have an average of 4.0 runs per game, which puts them 24th in the league. New York has hit 42 home runs (9th). Their batting average comes in at .230, while hitting .236 on the road and .219 at home.

New York Yankees Top Bats

New York Yankees Top Hitters: Last Five Games

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All-world LF Aaron Judge is set to return tomorrow, which should be a huge boost a Yankees offense that had averaged 2.65 runs per game in the first eight games he missed before getting seven yesterday. The Athletics could only muster one yesterday, the fourth time in the last six games that they have failed to score over three runs.
The Oakland A’s starting pitching has been atrocious, with a 7.70 ERA. Lefty JP Sears gets the start tonight, and while his 5.06 ERA at first glance isn’t impressive, he is coming off an excellent start against the Mariners, pitching six scoreless innings, striking out seven, and walking two. The Yankees have struggled against left-handed pitching this season, hitting just .215 and scoring 3.95 R/9. The NYY are countering with Nestor Cortes Jr., who is coming off his worst outing of the season, but that did come on the road against the No. 1 scoring offense of Texas. At home Cortes Jr’s stats are very good, recording a quality start in two of his three starts and allowing three or fewer runs in each.
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