Data Skrive:
One team will end a losing skid when the 39-42 Arizona Diamondbacks (two-game losing streak) and the 29-54 Oakland Athletics (five-game losing streak) meet Friday at 9:40 PM ET. The Diamondbacks have been set as -152 favorites by oddsmakers for the contest at Chase Field. Arizona’s Slade Cecconi gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s JP Sears.
Be sure to check out our betting primer for this game, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $33.16
Diamondbacks to win vs Athletics -152
Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Betting Lines
- Favorite: Diamondbacks (-152)
- Underdog: Athletics (+128)
- Over/under: 8.5
Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Betting Insights
- The Diamondbacks have won in 20, or 55.6%, of the 36 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This year Arizona has won 10 of 17 games when listed as at least -152 on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Diamondbacks have a 60.3% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Athletics have been the moneyline underdog 74 total times this season. They’ve gone 22-52 in those games.
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +128 or longer, Oakland has a record of 15-38 (28.3%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Athletics have an implied win probability of 43.9%.
Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders
- Ketel Marte leads Arizona in homers with 17 while also maintaining a team-best .282 batting average.
- Marte’s home runs rank him 13th in baseball, and he ranks 25th in RBI.
- Christian Walker is batting .249 this season with a team-high 17 home runs and 51 RBI.
- JJ Bleday is hitting .253 with 22 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 36 walks.
- Bleday ranks 54th in home runs and 127th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
- Brent Rooker has shown off his power as he leads his team with 14 home runs and 45 RBI, with a team-high .261 batting average.
Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings
- The Diamondbacks strike out just 7.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in MLB.
- Diamondbacks pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.64 this year, which ranks 27th in MLB.
- The Diamondbacks have a combined WHIP of 1.367 as a pitching staff, which is third-worst in baseball this season.
- The 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Athletics pitching staff ranks 28th in the majors.
- Oakland has the 24th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.41).
- Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.349).