The Oakland Athletics (10-9) and Cleveland Guardians (7-12) square off on Friday at 9:40 PM ET, beginning a three-game series at Oakland Coliseum.
The Guardians are an away underdog (+115) at the Athletics (-136). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Oakland Athletics looking to Frankie Montas (2-2), and Aaron Civale (0-2) answering the bell for the Cleveland Guardians. The total for this game is 6.5.
Athletics vs. Guardians Predictions
Athletics vs. Guardians Betting Odds
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | -136 | +115 | 6.5 | -118 | -102 | -1.5 | +162 | -197 |
Athletics vs. Guardians Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Athletics
- Oakland went 3-2 over the five games it was a moneyline favorite in its last 10 matchups.
- In their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Athletics combined with their opponents to go over the total three times.
- Oakland’s record against the spread is 5-5-0 over its past 10 games.
Guardians
- In eight games over the last 10 matchups when set as the underdog by bookmakers, Cleveland has a record of 1-7.
- The Guardians and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times in their last 11 games with a total.
- Cleveland has wins against the spread in its last 11 chances.
Athletics vs. Guardians Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Frankie Montas
- When Montás starts, the Athletics are 2-2-0 against the spread.
- The Athletics were favored on the moneyline for two Montás starts this season — they split the games.
- Montás’ team is 2-2 in his four starts.
- Montás has started four contests with a total set by bookmakers this season. The teams have combined to go over the run total in one of them.
Projected starter: Aaron Civale
- Civale’s team is 1-2-0 against the spread in his starts this season.
- His team is 0-2 this season when he starts and they’re underdogs on the moneyline.
- Civale’s team has a 1-2 record in his starts this season.
- In the three games Civale has started this season, the teams combined to hit the over on the point total each time.
Athletics Batting Leaders
- Sean Murphy has a team-high three home runs.
- Murphy ranks 34th in homers and 32nd in RBI among all hitters in MLB play.
- Tony Kemp has a double and nine walks while hitting .254.
- Kemp ranks 245th in homers and 281st in RBI among hitters in MLB play.
- Sheldon Neuse leads the Athletics with a team-best batting average of .304.
- Seth Brown has put up 13 runs batted in to pace his team.
Athletics Batting Leaders
- Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in batting average (.347), home runs (six) and runs batted in (25) this season.
- Ramirez ranks second in homers and first in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Ramirez enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with a double, two home runs, three walks and five RBI.
- Myles Straw has 19 hits and an OBP of .369 to go with a slugging percentage of .338 this season.
- Straw is 245th overall in home runs and 238th in RBI this year.
- Owen Miller has 18 hits this season and a slash line of .409/.460/.727.
- Steven Kwan is batting .341 with an OBP of .456 and a slugging percentage of .500 this season.
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