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2022 MLB Handicapping
(76-48) New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics (46-79)
Date: Thursday, 8/25/2022
Time: 9:40 PM ET
Venue: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
Projected Pitchers: TBD vs. James Kapreilian (OAK)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Yankees -220 / Athletics +180
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Yankees -1.5 (-125) / Athletics +1.5 (+105)
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 7.5
The Yankees travel out West to Oakland to take on the Athletics Thursday night. James Kaprielian will get the start for the A’s, while the Yankees have yet to announce their starter for this game.
Even without a starter named, the Yankees are -220 road favorites vs the bad A’s team. The over/under for this one is set at 7.5.
New York Yankees
The Yankees have yet to name a starter in this game, but looking at FantasyPros projected starters, it looks like Jameson Taillon could be the potential starter. He is 1-2 with a 5.32 ERA in 4 starts so far in August, but I won’t dive to much into him since we don’t know if he will even be the starter.
The Yankees are getting a much needed jolt back in the lineup tonight when Giancarlo Stanton comes back. On the season, he is hitting .228 with 24 homers and 61 RBIs. We all know what Stanton is, a power hitter. He ranks in the 99th percentile for average exit velocity, 100th percentile in max exit velocity, and 98th percentile in hard hit percent. This should provide some much needed protection for Aaron Judge as his quest to break Barry Bonds record continues.
As a team, the Yankees rank 22nd in batting average but 5th in OBP. Obviously the man to watch for this team is MVP front runner, Aaron Judge. He is hitting .297 with 48 homers and 105 RBIs on the season. He has been so special for this team after betting on himself this offseason and turning down the Yankees contract extension.
Oakland Athletics
James Kaprielian in the month of August so far is 1-2 with a 3.48 ERA in 4 starts. In his last start, he picked up a no decision after pitching 5 innings, giving up 3 hits and 2 earned runs vs the Mariners. The bad thing for Kaprielian in this start, is on the season he is winless at home; pitching to a 0-4 record and a 4.57 ERA in 9 home starts on the season.
On the season, Kaprielian is 3-7 with a 4.29 ERA in 20 starts. Even with the 4.29 ERA, his xERA on the season is actually 4.66; making him even worse than the stats show. He ranks in the 36th percentile in xBA and the 26th percentile in xSLG; and he has been getting hit hard ranking in the 36th percentile for average exit velocity. He will look to slow down this Yankees offense that hasn’t been hitting well of late, but will be getting Stanton back in the lineup tonight.
As a team, the A’s rank last in batting average and OBP, and 2nd to last in slugging and OPS on the season. As you can see, it hasn’t been a great year for this rebuilding team that traded away most of their good players before the season had started and the rest at the trade deadline. For player props, I’d look to target Sean Murphy; over the last 15 days he is hitting .333 with 7 extra base hits in 48 plate appearances.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Under is 5-0 in Yankees last 5 overall.
- Under is 3-0-1 in Yankees last 4 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 5-0 in Yankees last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Under is 5-0 in Athletics last 5 vs. American League East.
- Under is 4-0 in Kaprielians last 4 home starts.
- Under is 4-0 in Kaprielians last 4 starts overall.
- Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
- Yankees are 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.
- Yankees are 9-23 in the last 32 meetings in Oakland.
- New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Prediction
New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Prediction:
It’s tough to look at the trends and not want to bet on the under in this game. I’ll sprinkle on the under; but also let’s lay the -1.5 with the Yankees on the run line. Getting Stanton back will hopefully ignite this Yankees offense.
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