Oakland A's at Cleveland Guardians odds, picks and predictions
The Oakland Athletics (8-11) visit the Cleveland Guardians (13-6) on Friday with 1st pitch from Progressive Field set for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the A's vs. Guardiansodds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Guardians lead 3-1
The A's snapped a 2-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals to avoid the series sweep and cover as a +114 home underdog. CF Esteury Ruiz had a HR and 2 RBIs and scored 2 runs while RHP Paul Blackburn allowed 3 ER in 5.2 innings for the win.
The Guardians got back in the win column on Thursday with a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox to win the series and cover as -105 road favorites. 2B Andres Gimenez had 2 RBIs while 5 Cleveland players scored a run. RHP Carlos Carrasco gave up 2 ER in 5.2 innings to pick up the win.
A's at Guardians projected starters
RHP Joe Boyle vs. RHP Triston McKenzie
Boyle (1-2, 5.68 ERA) makes his 4th start. He has a 1.82 WHIP, 5.68 BB/9 and 10.66 K/9 in 12.2 IP.
- Oakland is 1-2 in Boyle's 3 starts this season with the team scoring just 2 total runs in his 3 starts
- Has not allowed a HR and has given up just 1 total ER in his last 2 starts after allowing 7 ER in his 1st start
McKenzie (1-2, 6.23 ERA) makes his 4th start. He has a 1.77 WHIP, 8.31 BB/9 and 3.46 K/9 in 13 IP.
- Cleveland is 1-2 in his 3 starts
- Has allowed 4 or more runs in 2 of his 3 appearances
- Has given up 2 HRs with 12 BBs and 5 Ks and has not made it out of the 5th inning in any start
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A's at Guardians odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:46 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): A's +145 (bet $100 to win $145) | Guardians -175 (bet $175 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): A's +1.5 (-140) | Guardians -1.5 (+115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
A's at Guardians picks and predictions
Prediction
Guardians 5, A's 2
Moneyline
PASS.
There is minimal value on the Guardians (-175), who are 4-1 in their last 5, to beat the A's (+145) who are 2-3 in their last 5.
Run line/Against the spread
BET GUARDIANS -1.5 (+115).
The A's have scored 2 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 8 games with 3 of their last 4 losses coming by 2 or more runs. Cleveland has scored 5 or more runs in 4 of its last 5 with 2 of its last 3 wins coming by 2 or more runs. While neither starter has had a strong start to the year, the Guardians offense is hotter than the A's and will provide the boost to cover.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 8.5 (-110).
Oakland has failed to hit the Over in 8 of its last 10 games including 2 of its last 3. It has scored 2 or fewer runs in 6 of its last 8 games. It has allowed only 3 runs in each of its last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 8 of its last 10 overall.
Cleveland has allowed 4 or fewer runs in 3 of its last 4 while scoring 5 or fewer in 6 of its last 10.
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