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2022 MLB Handicapping
(0-0) Oakland Athletics vs. Philadelphia Phillies (0-0)
Date: Friday, April 8th, 2022
Time: 3:05 PM ET
Venue: Citizens Bank Park
Projected Pitchers: Frankie Montas (OAK) vs. Aaron Nola (PHI)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Athletics +155 Phillies -185
MLB run line Betting Odds: Athletics +1.5, Phillies -1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8
The Philadelphia Phillies will be hosting the Oakland Athletics on Friday, April 8th.
Frankie Montas will be going against Aaron Nola in this contest.
It is a bit different to see some interleague play to start off the season, but I like that there is a little shake-up going on.
Philadelphia Phillies
The Phillies have been a team for a while now that often has high expectations, but they never seem to meet them.
2022 is no exception to them having expectations, as you could say they are the highest they have been in a very long time.
In the offseason, they included some key pieces, including Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos. Those guys, along with some of their other main people should make them a very potent offense when they are on their game.
Last year, they had a chance to take control of the division, as it often seemed like the Mets and Braves were trying to give the division away. Without a question, the NL East will certainly not be an easy one to win this season.
Aaron Nola, who has shown to be a good pitcher for this team, did not have a great season in 2021 and he will look to bounce back. For the Phils to have a successful season, he is going to have to pitch like the guy we have become used to seeing.
It is clear that Zack Wheeler is the ace of the staff, even though he will not be getting the start on opening day.
It will be important to have one of the better pitchers in the National League healthy and ready to go later on in the season, even though they would love to see him out on the field for the opener.
Unless things go differently than what a lot of people thought, Philadelphia will score plenty of runs. If they can combine that with at least decent pitching, there is no reason not to have confidence in this group for 2022.
Oakland Athletics
Some people will choose to word it differently, but right now, the A’s are in rebuild mode at the moment.
In the offseason, the front office did a teardown of the roster. Based on that, it is hard to be realistic and expect much from this club during the season.
Some key losses for this team were Matt Chapman, Matt Olson, Sean Manaea, and Chris Bassitt. Needles to say, it will be no easy task to replace big names like those guys.
Someone else who is no longer there that cannot be forgotten is manager Bob Melvin, who is now with the Padres. There are going to be a lot of different faces in the dugout for this season.
Even though the Astros won the AL West a year ago, these guys were a competitive team in the division and in the American League. This year? Probably not so much, as they will likely finish last in the division.
Frankie Montas, who is a talented pitcher and a true bright spot for this team will have his hands full when he tries to slow down that incredibly potent offense for Philly.
Who knows, though? Maybe Montas will be the next key guy on this roster to get traded. I think a lot of people in the league expect that one to happen at some point.
Even though Oakland played some solid baseball last year, it is going to be hard to expect that from them in 2022. It could be a pretty poor showing for them when all is said and done.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- The total has gone over in 4 of Oakland’s last 6 games.
- The A’s are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
- The A’s are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against Philadelphia.
- The Phillies are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games.
- The Phillies are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home.
- The total has gone under in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 8 games.
Oakland Athletics vs. Philadelphia Phillies MLB Prediction:
The Phillies have a good opportunity to start off the season against a team in the A’s that are really not very good.
Even with that, I do not see this being a total walk in Park game for Philadelphia, as going against Montas is far from simple.
In this case, the home team is clearly a lot better, but I see this game being closer than some might feel.
I like Oakland getting the 1.5 runs here.
4* Free MLB Betting Pick: Athletics +1.5
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