The Arizona Diamondbacks (40-43) host the Oakland Athletics (30-55) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Diamondbacks are favored (-200) to win the rubber match, which starts at 4:10 PM ET from Chase Field. Arizona’s Brandon Pfaadt gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s Luis Medina.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $30.00
Diamondbacks to win vs Athletics -200
Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Betting Lines
- Favorite: Diamondbacks (-200)
- Underdog: Athletics (+165)
- Over/under: 8.5
Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Betting Insights
- The Diamondbacks have been favorites in 38 games this season and have come away with the win 21 times (55.3%) in those contests.
- Arizona has not lost in three games this year when favored by -200 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Diamondbacks have a 66.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Athletics have won 30.3% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (23-53).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +165 or longer, Oakland has a 9-13 record (winning 40.9% of its games).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Athletics’ implied win probability is 37.7%.
Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders
- Ketel Marte leads Arizona in batting average (.290) and home runs (17) this season, while also chipping in with 49 RBI.
- Among all hitters in baseball, Marte’s home run total ranks him 13th and his RBI tally places him 25th.
- Christian Walker is batting .250 this season with a team-high 17 home runs and 51 RBI.
- JJ Bleday has 22 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 36 walks while hitting .245.
- Bleday is 57th in home runs and 133rd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Brent Rooker’s 15 home runs, 47 runs batted in and .265 batting average all pace his team.
Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings
- The Diamondbacks strike out just 7.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in MLB.
- The Diamondbacks have pitched to a 4.63 ERA this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- Diamondbacks pitchers have a 1.361 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
- The 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Athletics pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB.
- Oakland’s 4.40 team ERA ranks 24th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the fourth-worst WHIP in the majors (1.354).