Orioles vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 7, 2024

The Baltimore Orioles (56-33) hope to avoid an upset as -197 favorites when they take on Shea Langeliers (with homers in two straight contests) and the Oakland Athletics (34-57). First pitch is at 4:07 PM ET Sunday, live from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum and airing on NBCS-CA. Baltimore’s Grayson Rodriguez gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s Mitch Spence.

Take a look at our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Orioles vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-197)
• Underdog: Athletics (+163)
• Over/under: 8

Orioles vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Orioles have been victorious in 43, or 62.3%, of the 69 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Baltimore has a record of 4-3 when favored by -197 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 66.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Athletics have gone 26-55 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 32.1% of those games).
• Oakland has gone 9-15 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +163 or longer (37.5%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Athletics have an implied win probability of 38%.

Orioles vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Gunnar Henderson is batting .292 with 27 home runs and 60 RBI. All three of those stats lead Baltimore hitters this season.
• Henderson is third in home runs and ninth in RBI among all batters in baseball.
• Adley Rutschman is batting .288 with an OBP of .349 and a slugging percentage of .466 this season.
• JJ Bleday is batting .237 with 22 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 37 walks.
• Among all batters in MLB, Bleday is 74th in home runs and 137th in RBI.
• Brent Rooker’s 18 home runs, 54 RBI and .277 batting average all pace his team.

Orioles vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Orioles average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
• The Orioles have the fifth-best ERA (3.58) in the majors this season.
• The Orioles have a combined WHIP of just 1.175 as a pitching staff, which is the fourth-best in baseball this season.
• The Athletics pitching staff ranks 28th in the majors with a collective 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Oakland has a 4.33 team ERA that ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Athletics have the fifth-highest WHIP in MLB (1.355).