Dodgers vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

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03 August 2023

Dodgers vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

At Dodger Stadium on Thursday, the Oakland Athletics (three consecutive losses) face the Los Angeles Dodgers at 10:10 PM ET.

The Dodgers are heavily favored (-279 moneyline odds) when they take on the Athletics (+226). The Dodgers will start Julio Urias (7-6) versus the Athletics and JP Sears (2-7).

Tony Gonsolin (5.0 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 3 K) picked up the win in the Dodgers’ 10-1 victory over the Athletics yesterday. Amed Rosario led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Hogan Harris (3.0 IP, 8 R, 9 H, 2 K) took the loss for the Athletics.

Prepare for the Dodgers vs. Athletics with what you need to know before Thursday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Oakland Athletics Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 9:23 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Dodgers (-279, bet $279 to win $100)
Underdog: Athletics (+226, bet $100 to win $226)
Over/under: 8.5

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Dodgers Stats and Trends

Dodgers Betting Records

The Dodgers have won 52, or 58.4%, of the 89 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Los Angeles has entered four games this season favored by -279 or more, and won each of those games.
The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 73.6% chance of a victory for the Dodgers.
So far this season, Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in 61 of 106 games with a total.
In 106 games with a spread this season, the Dodgers are 55-51-0 ATS.

Julio Urías (Dodgers Probable Starter)

The Dodgers will send Urias (7-6) out to make his 16th start of the season. He is 7-6 with a 4.98 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 81 1/3 innings pitched.
His last appearance came on Wednesday, July 26 against the Toronto Blue Jays, when the left-hander went six innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up eight hits.
The 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.98, with 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in 15 games this season. Opponents have a .255 batting average against him.
Urias has eight quality starts under his belt this season.
Urias will look to pitch five or more innings for his fifth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.4 innings per outing.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 15 appearances this season.
He will face an Athletics offense that ranks last in the league with 391 runs while batting .222 as a unit. It has a collective .360 slugging percentage (30th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 104 home runs (24th in MLB).

Dodgers Batting Stats

The Dodgers rank second in Major League Baseball with 173 home runs.
Hitters for Los Angeles rank third in the majors with a combined .455 team slugging percentage.
The Dodgers’ .248 batting average ranks 18th in the league this season.
Los Angeles has scored the third-most runs in the majors this season with 595.
The Dodgers have an on-base percentage of .336 this season, which ranks third in the league.
Los Angeles is ranked 14th in strikeouts per game (8.7) among MLB offenses.

Athletics Stats and Trends

Athletics Betting Records

The Athletics have been victorious in 30, or 27.8%, of the 108 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
Oakland has a mark of 1-14 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +226 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 30.7% chance of walking away with the win.
Oakland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 56 of its 109 opportunities.
In 109 games with a line this season, the Athletics have a mark of 52-57-0 against the spread.

JP Sears (Athletics Probable Starter)

Sears (2-7) takes the mound first for the Athletics in his 22nd start of the season. He’s put together a 4.01 ERA in 116 2/3 innings pitched, with 106 strikeouts.
In his most recent outing on Saturday against the Colorado Rockies, the lefty tossed five innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.
The 27-year-old has put together a 4.01 ERA and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 21 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .221 to opposing batters.
Sears is trying to pick up his eighth quality start of the year.
Sears is trying for his sixth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.5 innings per start.
He has made three appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
He will take the hill against a Dodgers team that is hitting .248 as a unit (18th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .455 (third in the league) with 173 total home runs (second in MLB play).
This season, the 27-year-old ranks 36th in ERA (4.01), fourth in WHIP (1.037), and 40th in K/9 (8.2) among qualifying pitchers.

Athletics Batting Stats

The Athletics are 24th in MLB play with 104 home runs. They average 1.0 per game.
So far this year, Oakland’s .360 slugging percentage is the lowest percentage in the majors.
The Athletics have the worst batting average in the majors (.222).
Oakland is the lowest scoring team in MLB play averaging 3.6 runs per game (391 total).
The Athletics rank 26th in baseball with a .302 on-base percentage.

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