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2022 MLB Handicapping
(26-27) Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland A’s (20-35)
Date: Sunday, June 5th, 2022
Time: 4:07 PM ET
Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA
Projected Pitchers: Hill (BOS), Montas (OAK)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Oakland -120 / Boston +100
MLB run line Betting Odds: Red Sox +170 / A’s -200
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 7.5 (under -120)
Boston Red Sox
Boston made it two in a row over Oakland with an 8–0 win on Saturday afternoon.
Nick Pivetta hurled seven innings of two-hit ball, striking out seven. Alex Verdugo had three hits at the plate and Franchy Cordero continued his productive stretch at the plate with a home run.
Jaren Duran hit leadoff for the Sox, which, combined with Cordero’s production at the bottom of the lineup (and of course Trevor Story), lengthened the Red Sox attack.
No longer is Boston a lineup that goes quietly at the back end. The Red Sox are getting contributions from up and down the starting nine.
Rich Hill’s numbers on the season don’t look good (1–3 with an 85 ERA+) but he has pitched well.
His last outing against Baltimore was an exception but take the start before against Chicago, when Hill three runs (two earned) in five innings.
He was perfect in the four innings prior to giving up a three-run homer. He has regularly been getting through four or five innings and keeping his team in position to win the game.
He’s also been excellent on the road. His three worst starts (the only three in which he has given up more than three runs) have all come on the road. Expect good things from him in this spot.
Oakland Athletics
The A’s have not been good this season but they will give the ball to their best starting pitcher, Frankie Montas, on Sunday in an attempt to salvage a game in the series.
The righty from the Dominican who finished sixth in the Cy Young Award voting a season ago has not won since April 18.
Of course, that is hardly all his fault. He has given up three runs in a total of 14 innings over his last two starts and gone 0–1.
He’s a bulldog on the mound who can really rack up the strikeout numbers if he has his breaking ball going, as evidenced by his two double-digit strikeout games on the season already.
Oakland had just four hits on Saturday and half of them came from Ramon Laureano, who is creeping back up to league average numbers.
He must hit if the A’s are to compete with anybody but the absolute worst in the American League.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Red Sox are 7-0 in their last 7 vs. American League West.
- Athletics are 2-5 in their last 7 games as a favorite.
- Over is 18-5-3 in Red Sox last 26 vs. American League West.
- Under is 13-6-4 in Red Sox last 23 games as an underdog.
- Head to Head: Red Sox are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Oakland.
- Head to Head: Red Sox are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Prediction:
Montas pitches well and actually gets enough run support to earn a win for his personal record.
I don’t love the price here on Oakland. It feels wrong for the A’s to be favored in this spot but perhaps there is more to it than meets the eye.
Lean into that feeling of discomfort and bet Oakland as the home favorite with its ace on the hill.
4* Free MLB Betting Pick: Oakland -120
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