Dodgers vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 3, 2024

Two of the league’s top power hitters meet Saturday when the Los Angeles Dodgers (63-46) and Oakland Athletics (45-65) take the field at 9:07 PM ET, live on NBCS-CA. Shohei Ohtani has 32 home runs for the Dodgers (-180 favorites on the moneyline) while Brent Rooker has 26 homers this season for the Athletics (+150). Los Angeles’ Jack Flaherty and Oakland’s Mitch Spence have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our betting primer for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Dodgers vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Dodgers (-180)
• Underdog: Athletics (+150)
• Over/under: 8

Dodgers vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Dodgers have won in 59, or 62.1%, of the 95 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Los Angeles has been victorious 31 times in 50 chances when named as a favorite of at least -180 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Dodgers have a 64.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Athletics have compiled a 35-62 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 36.1% of those games).
• Oakland has gone 14-27 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +150 or longer (34.1%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Athletics’ implied win probability is 40%.

Dodgers vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Ohtani leads Los Angeles in home runs with 32, runs batted in with 76 and his batting average of .309 is also best on his team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Ohtani ranks fifth in batting average, third in on-base percentage, and second in slugging.
• Teoscar Hernandez is batting .260 with an OBP of .327 and a slugging percentage of .474 this season.
• Rooker leads the Athletics in home runs (26), runs batted in (77) and has put up a team-best batting average of .293.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Rooker ranks eighth in home runs and sixth in RBI.
• JJ Bleday is batting .238 with 30 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 44 walks.

Dodgers vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Dodgers strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 12th in MLB.
• The Dodgers have the ninth-best ERA (3.81) in the majors this season.
• The Dodgers have a combined 1.217 WHIP as a pitching staff, sixth-lowest in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 7.7 K/9, the third-worst in the majors.
• Oakland’s 4.36 team ERA ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the fourth-worst WHIP in the majors (1.347).