Orioles vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 5, 2024

The Oakland Athletics (33-56) roll into Friday’s matchup with the Baltimore Orioles (55-32) looking to extend a three-game winning streak. The contest starts at 9:40 PM ET on MASN2 with the Orioles listed as -189 favorites on the moneyline to stop the Athletics’ streak. Albert Suarez will get the ball for Baltimore while Oakland will counter with Hogan Harris.

Here is our preview for this contest, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Orioles vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-189)
• Underdog: Athletics (+157)
• Over/under: 8

Orioles vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Orioles have been chosen as favorites in 67 games this year and have walked away with the win 42 times (62.7%) in those games.
• This season Baltimore has come away with a win eight times in 11 chances when named as a favorite of at least -189 on the moneyline.
• The Orioles have an implied victory probability of 65.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Athletics have won 25 of the 79 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (31.6%).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +157 or longer, Oakland has gone 10-18 (35.7%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Athletics have an implied win probability of 38.9%.

Orioles vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore in batting average (.289), home runs (27) and runs batted in (60) this season.
• Of all hitters in MLB, Henderson’s home run total places him second and his RBI tally places him eighth.
• Anthony Santander has collected 73 hits this season and has an OBP of .301. He’s slugging .500 on the year.
• JJ Bleday is hitting .237 with 22 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 37 walks.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Bleday ranks 66th in homers and 133rd in RBI.
• Brent Rooker’s 17 home runs, 50 runs batted in and .273 batting average all pace his team.

Orioles vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Orioles strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 13th in MLB.
• The Orioles have the second-best ERA (3.42) in the majors this season.
• Orioles pitchers have a 1.162 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 7.5 K/9, the third-worst in MLB.
• Oakland’s 4.32 team ERA ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Athletics average baseball’s 25th-ranked WHIP (1.344).