Data Skrive:
Following a two-homer game in a loss to the Mariners, Brent Rooker leads the Oakland Athletics (61-80) into action as -120 favorites against the Detroit Tigers (71-70). First pitch from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum at 4:07 p.m. ET on Saturday, live on BSDET. Osvaldo Bido will get the ball for Oakland while Detroit will counter with Brant Hurter.
Take a look at our preview for this matchup, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $36.67
Athletics to win vs Tigers -120
Athletics vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Athletics (-120)
- Underdog: Tigers (+100)
- Over/under: 8
Athletics vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Athletics have been favorites in 15 games this season and have come away with the win 11 times (73.3%) in those contests.
- Oakland has a record of 8-4 when favored by -120 or more this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 54.5% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Tigers have won 39 of the 85 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (45.9%).
- Detroit is 31-41 (winning 43.1% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +100 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Tigers’ implied win probability is 50%.
Athletics vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Rooker leads Oakland in batting average (.298), home runs (35) and runs batted in (97) this season.
- Rooker ranks seventh in baseball in homers, and eighth in RBI.
- JJ Bleday has 123 hits and an OBP of .327 to go with a slugging percentage of .460 this season.
- Riley Greene has a team-high 20 home runs and 58 runs batted in.
- Among all batters in the big leagues, Greene’s home run total puts him 55th, and his RBI total ranks 88th.
- Matt Vierling is batting .259 to lead his team.
Athletics vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Athletics average just 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in the league.
- The Athletics have pitched to a 4.38 ERA this season, which ranks 25th in baseball.
- The Athletics have a combined WHIP of 1.323 as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Tigers pitching staff ranks 17th in MLB.
- Detroit has the sixth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.75).
- Tigers pitchers combine for the No. 2 WHIP in baseball (1.188).