Pirates vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

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05 June 2023

Pirates vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

On Monday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Oakland Athletics (12-49) visiting the Pittsburgh Pirates (31-27) at 7:05 PM ET.

The favored Pirates (-181 on the moneyline to win) play at home against the Athletics (+154). The Pittsburgh Pirates will hand the ball to Johan Oviedo (3-4, 4.50 ERA), who is looking for win No. 4 on the season, and the Athletics will counter with JP Sears (0-3, 4.37 ERA).

The Pirates won 2-1 over the Cardinals yesterday in their most recent game. Ji-Hwan Bae went 2-for-4 with two RBI to lead them offensively while Rich Hill was picked up the victory after throwing 6 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while striking out six.

The Athletics were defeated by the Marlins 7-5 yesterday. Ramon Laureano went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI, and Austin Pruitt took the loss, pitching 2/3 of an inning, giving up one earned run on two hits while striking out one.

Prepare for the Pirates vs. Athletics with what you need to know about Monday’s game, including viewing options.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Oakland Athletics Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:27 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Pirates (-181, bet $181 to win $100)
Underdog: Athletics (+154, bet $100 to win $154)
Over/under: 8.5

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Pirates Stats and Trends

Pirates Betting Records

The Pirates have won nine, or 69.2%, of the 13 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Pittsburgh has not entered a game this season as bigger favorites on the moneyline than the -181 odds on them winning this game.
The implied probability of a win from the Pirates, based on the moneyline, is 64.4%.
So far this season, Pittsburgh and its opponents have hit the over in 27 of 58 games with a total.
The Pirates are 32-26-0 against the spread this season.

Johan Oviedo (Pirates Probable Starter)

Oviedo gets the start for the Pirates, his 12th of the season. He is 3-4 with a 4.50 ERA and 53 strikeouts through 58 2/3 innings pitched.
The righty last pitched on Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants, when he went 4 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up three hits.
The 25-year-old has put together a 4.50 ERA and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings across 11 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .255 to his opponents.
Oviedo has registered four quality starts this season.
Oviedo has eight starts this season in which he pitched five or more innings.
He will face an Athletics offense that ranks last in the league with 206 runs while batting .217 as a squad. It has a collective .348 slugging percentage (28th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 57 home runs (23rd in MLB).
The 25-year-old’s 4.50 ERA ranks 55th, 1.552 WHIP ranks 68th, and 8.2 K/9 ranks 44th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Pirates Batting Stats

The Pirates’ 56 home runs rank 24th in Major League Baseball.
Hitters for Pittsburgh have combined for a team rank of 14th in the majors with a .408 team slugging percentage.
The Pirates have a team batting average of .248 this season, which ranks 16th among MLB teams.
Pittsburgh has scored the 21st-most runs in the majors this season with 254 (4.4 per game).
The Pirates have an on-base percentage of .323 this season, which ranks 13th in the league.
Pittsburgh is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 10th with an average of 8.5 strikeouts per game.

Athletics Stats and Trends

Athletics Betting Records

The Athletics have won in 12, or 20%, of the 60 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This season, Oakland has been victorious seven times in 41 chances when named as an underdog of at least +154 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 39.4% chance of walking away with the win.
Oakland and its opponents have hit the over in 32 of its 61 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Athletics have posted a record of 22-39-0 against the spread this season.

JP Sears (Athletics Probable Starter)

Sears (0-3 with a 4.37 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 59 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Athletics, his 12th of the season.
In his most recent appearance on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves, the left-hander went six innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.
The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.37, with 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 11 games this season. Opponents are hitting .237 against him.
Sears is trying to pick up his fifth quality start of the season in this game.
Sears will look to build upon a seven-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 frames per outing).
He will take the hill against a Pirates offense that is hitting .248 as a unit (16th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .408 (14th in the league) with 56 total home runs (24th in MLB action).

Athletics Batting Stats

The Athletics are 23rd in MLB action with 57 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
This season, Oakland is slugging .348, the third-lowest percentage in baseball.
The Athletics are last in the majors with a .217 batting average.
Oakland is the lowest scoring team in MLB play averaging 3.4 runs per game (206 total).
The Athletics are 29th in MLB with a .296 on-base percentage.

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