Data Skrive:
The Detroit Tigers (72-71) are the underdogs on the moneyline (-102) in Sunday’s contest with the Oakland Athletics (62-81). Game time is set for 4:07 p.m. ET on NBCS-CA. The Tigers are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +158 odds. Oakland is projected to give the ball to J.T. Ginn, while Detroit has yet to name a starting pitcher.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $37.24
Athletics to win vs Tigers -116
Athletics vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Athletics (-116)
- Underdog: Tigers (-102)
- Over/under: 8.5
Athletics vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Athletics have come away with 11 wins in the 15 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This year Oakland has won 10 of 14 games when listed as at least -116 on the moneyline.
- The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 53.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Tigers have put together a 39-46 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 45.9% of those games).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -102 or longer, Detroit has gone 32-42 (43.2%).
- The Tigers have a 50.5% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Athletics vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Brent Rooker is batting .301 with 35 home runs and 99 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Oakland hitters this season.
- Rooker’s home runs put him seventh in baseball, and he is sixth in RBI.
- JJ Bleday has 124 hits and an OBP of .323 to go with a slugging percentage of .453 this season.
- Riley Greene paces the Tigers with 20 home runs and 60 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .258.
- Greene ranks 56th in home runs and 83rd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Matt Vierling’s .258 batting average paces his team.
Athletics vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Athletics have an 8.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
- The Athletics have the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.32) in the majors this season.
- Athletics pitchers have a 1.321 WHIP this season, 24th in the majors.
- The Tigers pitching staff is 17th in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Detroit’s 3.71 team ERA ranks sixth across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Tigers pitchers combine for the No. 2 WHIP in MLB (1.186).