Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

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20 July 2022

Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

The Oakland Athletics (32-61) will host the Detroit Tigers (37-55), Thursday at 3:37 PM ET, in the first of a two-game series.

The Athletics (+108 underdog on the moneyline to win) play at home against the Tigers (-125). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Detroit Tigers looking to Tarik Skubal (6-8), and Zach Logue taking the ball for the Oakland Athletics.

The Tigers’ matchup Thursday versus the Guardians ended in a 10-0 loss. Eric Haase went 2-for-3 with a double in the defeat, while Michael Pineda threw two innings, giving up eight earned runs on nine hits while striking out one en route to taking the loss.

Thursday, the Athletics beat the Astros 4-3. A.J. Puk was the winning pitcher after throwing one inning without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out one. Chad Pinder led the Athletics’ offense, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Prepare for the Tigers vs. Athletics with everything you need to know about Thursday’s game, including viewing options.

Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Tigers (-125, bet $125 to win $100)
Underdog: Athletics (+108, bet $100 to win $108)
Over/under: 8

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Tigers Stats and Trends

Tigers Betting Records

This season, the Tigers have won eight out of the 19 games, or 42.1%, in which they’ve been favored.
Detroit is 6-6 this season when entering a game favored by -125 or more on the moneyline.
The implied probability of a win from the Tigers, based on the moneyline, is 55.6%.
Detroit and its opponents have hit the over in 33 of their 93 games with a total this season.
The Tigers are 43-50-0 against the spread in their 93 chances this season.

Tarik Skubal (Tigers Probable Starter)

Skubal (6-8) will take the mound for the Tigers, his 19th start of the season.
The left-hander gave up four earned runs in six innings pitched on Wednesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Kansas City Royals.
The 25-year-old has pitched to a 3.93 ERA this season with 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.2 walks per nine across 18 games.
In 18 starts this season, he’s earned eight quality starts.
Skubal has pitched five or more innings in two straight games and will look to extend that streak.
The Athletics are batting .211 this season, 30th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .332 (30th in the league) with 70 home runs.
The Athletics have gone 3-for-22 with two doubles in seven innings this season against the left-hander.
The 25-year-old ranks 44th in ERA (3.93), 36th in WHIP (1.192), and 17th in K/9 (9.1) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.

Tigers Batting Stats

The Tigers’ 53 home runs rank last in MLB this season.
Hitters for the Tigers combine to rank 29th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .333 this season.
Detroit has a team batting average of just .229 this season, which ranks 26th among MLB teams.
The Tigers have scored 288 runs (just 3.1 per game) this season, which ranks last in MLB.
Detroit has an on-base percentage of .286 this season, which ranks 29th in the league.
The Tigers rank 15th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.4 whiffs per contest.

Athletics Stats and Trends

Athletics Betting Records

The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 79 games this year and have walked away with the win 27 times (34.2%) in those games.
This season, Oakland has come away with a win 23 times in 71 chances when named as an underdog of at least +108 or worse on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 48.1% chance of pulling out a win.
Oakland and their opponents have gone over in 37 of their 93 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Athletics have an against the spread record of 44-49-0 in 93 games with a line this season.

Zach Logue (Athletics Probable Starter)

Logue starts for the first time this season for the Athletics.
It’s the season debut and his first appearance in more than a year for the 26-year-old southpaw.
The Tigers are 30th in MLB action with 288 runs scored this season, and are batting .229 with 53 home runs (30th in baseball).

Athletics Batting Stats

The Athletics are second-worst in MLB play with 70 home runs.
This season, the Athletics have the lowest slugging percentage in baseball (.332).
Oakland’s .211 batting average ranks last in MLB.
The Athletics are the second-lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.3 runs per game (306 total).
Oakland is last in baseball with an on-base percentage of .272.
The Athletics strike out 8.4 times per game, the No. 18 average in baseball.

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