Yankees vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

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08 May 2023

Yankees vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

On Monday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the New York Yankees (18-17) hosting the Oakland Athletics (8-27) at 7:05 PM ET.

The Yankees are favored (-208 on the moneyline to win) when they host the Athletics (+173). The Yankees will give the ball to Nestor Cortes Jr. (3-2) versus the Athletics and JP Sears (0-2).

The Yankees lost 8-7 to the Rays yesterday, with Albert Abreu (1/3 of an inning without giving up an earned run on one hit) on the line for the loss. Harrison Bader went 3-for-5 with a triple, a home run and two RBI to lead the Yankees offensively in the defeat.

The Athletics lost to the Royals yesterday, with Mason Miller getting the loss while pitching six innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out five. Carlos Perez went 1-for-2 to lead the Athletics’ offense.

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

New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Yankees (-208, bet $208 to win $100)
Underdog: Athletics (+173, bet $100 to win $173)
Over/under: 8.5

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Yankees Stats and Trends

Yankees Betting Records

The Yankees have been favorites in 26 games this season and won 16 (61.5%) of those contests.
New York has not been bigger favorites this season than the -208 moneyline set for this game.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Yankees have a 67.5% chance to win.
So far this season, New York and its opponents have hit the over in 12 of 35 games with a total.
The Yankees have an ATS record of 17-18-0 in 35 games with a spread this season.

Nestor Cortes Jr. (Yankees Probable Starter)

The Yankees are sending Cortes (3-2) to make his seventh start of the season. He is 3-2 with a 4.91 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 33 2/3 innings pitched.
His most recent appearance was on Sunday, April 30 against the Texas Rangers, when the lefty went 4 2/3 innings, surrendering seven earned runs while giving up five hits.
In six games this season, the 28-year-old has a 4.91 ERA and 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .240 to opposing batters.
Cortes has two quality starts under his belt this year.
Cortes is trying to secure his sixth start of five or more innings this year in this outing.
He will face an Athletics offense that ranks 24th in MLB with 268 total hits (on a .229 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .375 (24th in MLB) with 37 total home runs (17th in MLB).

Yankees Batting Stats

The Yankees rank ninth in Major League Baseball with 42 home runs.
The offense for New York has a slugging percentage of .384 this season, 20th in MLB.
The Yankees’ .230 batting average ranks 25th in the league this season.
New York has scored 140 runs (four per game) this season, which ranks 24th in MLB.
The Yankees have an OBP of just .300 this season, which ranks 27th in MLB.
New York is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking ninth with an average of 8.1 strikeouts per game.

Athletics Stats and Trends

Athletics Betting Records

The Athletics have come away with eight wins in the 34 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
This season, Oakland has come away with a win three times in 13 chances when named as an underdog of at least +173 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 36.6% chance of walking away with the win.
Oakland and its opponents have hit the over in 21 of its 35 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Athletics have posted a record of 15-20-0 against the spread this season.

JP Sears (Athletics Probable Starter)

Sears gets the start for the Athletics, his seventh of the season. He is 0-2 with a 5.06 ERA and 34 strikeouts over 32 2/3 innings pitched.
The lefty last pitched on Thursday against the Seattle Mariners, when he threw six scoreless innings while giving up four hits.
In six games this season, the 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 5.06, with 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .250 against him.
Sears has registered two quality starts this season.
Sears is trying to pick up his fifth start of five or more innings this season in this outing.
The opposing Yankees offense has the 20th-ranked slugging percentage (.384) and ranks ninth in home runs hit (42) in all of MLB. They have a collective .230 batting average, and are 26th in the league with 262 total hits and 24th in MLB play scoring 140 runs.

Athletics Batting Stats

The Athletics are 17th in MLB play with 37 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
So far this year, Oakland’s .375 slugging percentage is 24th in baseball.
The Athletics have the fifth-worst batting average in the majors (.229).
Averaging 3.9 runs per game (137 total), Oakland is the 25th-highest scoring team in MLB.
The Athletics’ .309 on-base percentage ranks 22nd in the majors.

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