The Oakland Athletics (10-10) host the Cleveland Guardians (8-12) at 4:07 PM ET on Saturday.
The Athletics play as a home underdog (+139) against the Guardians (-163). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Cleveland Guardians looking to Shane Bieber (1-1), and Cole Irvin (2-1) taking the ball for the Oakland Athletics. The over/under for this game is set at 6.5.
Guardians vs. Athletics Predictions
Guardians vs. Athletics Betting Odds
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds |
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Guardians | -163 | +139 | 6.5 | -115 | -106 | -1.5 | +112 | -134 |
Guardians vs. Athletics Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Guardians
- Cleveland was listed as the moneyline favorite by bookmakers just twice over the last 10 games, and won both matchups.
- In their last 10 matchups, the Guardians and their opponents combined to go over the total five times (11 of the 10 games had set totals).
- Cleveland’s record against the spread is 3-8-0 over its past 10 games.
Athletics
- Oakland has played as the underdog in four of its past 10 games and won two of those contests.
- In their last 10 games with a total, the Athletics and their opponents have combined to hit the over four times.
- Over its last 10 games, Oakland is 4-6-0 against the spread.
Guardians vs. Athletics Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Shane Bieber
- The Guardians are 2-2-0 ATS in Bieber’s four starts that had a set spread.
- The Guardians were favored on the moneyline for two Bieber starts this season — they split the games.
- Bieber’s team has a 2-2 record in his four starts.
- Bieber has had four starts that oddsmakers set a total for this season, and two of those games finished over the total.
Projected starter: Cole Irvin
- Irvin and his team are 2-2-0 ATS this season when he starts.
- His team has won 66.7% of his starts when they are underdogs on the moneyline (2-1).
- Irvin’s team has won three of his four starts this season.
- Out of Irvin’s four starts with a total this season, one has hit the over.
Guardians Batting Leaders
- Jose Ramirez has a team-high batting average of .360, while pacing the Guardians in home runs (seven) and runs batted in (28).
- In MLB play, Ramirez ranks first in homers and first in RBI.
- Ramirez has safely hit in four games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .353 with two doubles, three home runs, four walks and eight RBI.
- Myles Straw is hitting .289 with five doubles, a triple and 12 walks.
- Straw ranks 254th in home runs among hitters in MLB play and 253rd in RBI.
- Straw heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with three doubles, three walks and an RBI.
- Owen Miller is batting .404 with nine doubles, two home runs and six walks.
- Steven Kwan has five doubles, a triple and nine walks while batting .341.
Guardians Batting Leaders
- Sean Murphy leads Oakland in home runs (four) and runs batted in (14) this season while batting .218.
- In all of MLB, Murphy is 18th in homers and 14th in RBI.
- Sheldon Neuse leads Oakland in batting with a .328 average.
- Among all major league batters, Neuse is 144th in home runs and 29th in RBI.
- Tony Kemp has 17 hits this season and a slash line of .262/.355/.292.
- Kemp brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .188 with a double, a walk and an RBI.
- Elvis Andrus has 13 hits and an OBP of .301 to go with a slugging percentage of .312 this season.
- Andrus enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .118 with a walk.
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