Brewers vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 24, 2024

The Milwaukee Brewers (73-54) are favorites (-114) on the moneyline when they square off against the Oakland Athletics (55-73) Saturday at 4:07 p.m. ET, live on NBCS-CA. Colin Rea will get the ball for Milwaukee while Oakland will counter with Joseph Boyle.

Check out our betting primer for this tilt, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Brewers vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Brewers (-114)
• Underdog: Athletics (-105)
• Over/under: 7.5

Brewers vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Brewers have come away with 40 wins in the 68 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Milwaukee has been victorious 38 times in 65 chances when named as a favorite of at least -114 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Brewers have a 53.3% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Athletics have gone 43-69 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 38.4% of those games).
• Oakland has a 40-69 record (winning only 36.7% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -105 or longer.
• The Athletics have an implied moneyline win probability of 51.2% in this matchup.

Brewers vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• William Contreras leads Milwaukee in batting average (.287) this season while adding 17 home runs and 73 RBI.
• Among all hitters in Major League Baseball, Contreras’ home run total ranks him 72nd and his RBI tally places him 24th.
• Willy Adames leads Milwaukee in home runs with 22 and runs batted in with 85.
• Brent Rooker paces the Athletics in home runs (29), runs batted in (84) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .287.
• Rooker is ninth in homers and 13th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• JJ Bleday has 33 doubles, four triples, 17 home runs and 53 walks while hitting .243.

Brewers vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Brewers average the 24th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the league this season.
• The Brewers have pitched to a 3.69 ERA this season, which ranks third in baseball.
• The Brewers rank 12th in MLB with a combined 1.248 WHIP this season.
• The Athletics pitching staff is 27th in the majors with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Oakland’s 4.21 team ERA ranks 22nd among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Athletics average MLB’s 23rd-ranked WHIP (1.308).