Oakland Athletics vs. Minnesota Twins Prediction 7-14-23 MLB Picks

The Minnesota Twins and the Oakland A’s meet in MLB action from the Oakland Coliseum on Friday night. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Minnesota’s listed as a -190 road favorite while the A’s are +160 home underdogs. The total for this game is set at 6.5 runs.

Starting Pitching Matchup

Kenta Maeda will start for the Twins and is 2-5 with a 5.18 ERA and 35 strikeouts this season. The A’s did not have a starting pitcher announced at the time that this article was posted. 

Matchup History

Minnesota’s 14-4 win over the A’s on May 18th, 2022, made it five wins in the last six meetings between these two teams in this head-to-head matchup. 

Trends

Minnesota is 2-4 in their last 6 road games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 road games. Oakland is 1-4 in their last 5 games overall and 3-8 in their last 11 home games while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 home games. 

Pick

I’m backing the Twins -1.5 here. Kenta Maeda has a bloated ERA from his one bad start against the Yankees, but outside of that, he’s pitched really well elsewhere and I just think this is a spot where the Twins take it to a lesser opponent once again, similarly to how they did against the Royals prior to the all-star break. Give me Minnesota -1.5 here to start the second half on a high note.