Atlanta Braves vs. Oakland Athletics Betting Analysis & Prediction

The Atlanta Braves are among the best MLB teams with a 32-21 record, a 4.5 game lead in the National League East MLB standings, and a plus-62 run differential – the best in baseball. While they are only 5-5 in their last 10 MLB games, the MLB schedule gives them a soft spot with a trip West to visit the Oakland Athletics.

The Oakland Athletics standings are the worst in baseball at 10-45, already 24.5 games back in the American League West and a minus-199 run differential. They have lost 11 straight games, too.

But can the Braves cover the run line? Here is a breakdown of each team, MLB odds, and a Braves vs Athletics prediction.

Atlanta Braves vs Oakland Athletics

Location of the game: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Oakland, CA.

Date & Time: Monday, May 29. 8:07 p.m. ET.

While the MLB picks for this game seem easy, perhaps they shouldn’t be. The Braves lost five of their last 10, including two out of the last three to wrap up a homestand against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Meanwhile, the Athletics were swept by the Houston Astros by a margin of 15 runs in three games.

The Braves have really battled losing pitchers to injuries early on this season. Playing Oakland gives them a chance to improve their MLB player stats. The Braves are sixth in allowing 4.07 runs per game, 12th with a batting average against of .244, seventh with an opposing OPS of .696, and second with 9.77 strikeouts per game.

Offensively, the Braves are fifth with 5.26 runs per game, eighth with a batting average of .260, and second with an OPS of .798.

This pitching matchup is a true wild card and gives the Athletics an opportunity to improve in an area where they’ve been horrid. Their staff is last in, allowing 7.24 runs per game, a .282 batting average against, and an opposing OPS of .875.

The offense has not been much better as they are 29th with 3.53 runs per game, last with a .220 batting average, and 29th with an OPS of .657. They are also 28th with 9.69 strikeouts per game.

It is a battle of pitching debuts, which makes a Braves vs Athletics prediction a little trickier. It is big Atlanta Braves news that Mike Soroka is making his first appearance since 2020 after battling multiple injuries, while Paul Blackburn also returns from the MLB injury report to make his season debut.

Moneyline: The odds show that the Braves are favored at -240 on the moneyline. The Athletics are +200 on the moneyline.

Run Line: Atlanta are -1.5 (-150) on the run line. Oakland are +1.5 (+130) on the run line.

Over/Under: The over/under is 9 runs with +100 odds on the over and -120 odds on the under.

The Braves’ implied run total is 5 runs with -120 odds on the over and -110 odds on the under. The Athletics’ implied run total is 3 runs with -110 odds on the over and -120 odds on the under.

Early returns on bet slips show that 76% of bets are on the Braves to win outright, and another 66% of bets are on the over. Of course, the Braves have been one of the more dominant teams of the 2020s, and even before. They have a seven-game winning streak in the Oakland Coliseum and are 15-3 in the last 18 games against the Athletics, regardless of location.

• Our Braves vs Athletics prediction is no surprise: We like the Braves to win outright simply because of the better bullpen. But they could dig a big hole if Soroka gets into trouble.

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