San Francisco Giants vs Oakland Athletics Betting Pick & Prediction 8/17/24

First pitch for Saturday’s interleague matchup between the Giants and Athletics is set for 7:07 PM ET from Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA. The money line odds have the Giants as the favorite, with their line sitting at -134 compared to the Athletics at +114. The over/under line is currently at 8.5 runs.

Hayden Birdsong is starting for the Giants, and the Athletics are countering with Osvaldo Bido. The Giants are 62-62 this season, while the Athletics are 52-70, putting them 5th in the AL West. San Francisco is 4th in the NL West. NSPCA is carrying this one on TV.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS VS OAKLAND ATHLETICS BETTING PICK

The Pick: San Francisco Giants Moneyline -134

This game will be played at Oakland Coliseum at 7:07 ET on Saturday, August 17th.

HOW TO BET THE GIANTS VS ATHLETICS:

• We have the Giants winning by a score of 5 to 4
• However, if you’re looking for a run line pick, we like the Athletics to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the over

Giants Records & Stats

The Giants’s offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the Braves, closing out their series with a 6-0 win. After scoring two runs in the 2nd inning, the Giants added another two runs in the 4th to take a 4-0 lead. San Francisco was the slight favorite at -116 at home going into the game.

Logan Webb put together a great start for the Giants, going 7 2/3 innings, and didn’t give up a run. He also issued just one walk and struck out seven Braves batters. Casey Schmitt was hot at the plate, going 3/4 with a homer and two RBIs.

San Francisco is at an even 62-62 as they are 10.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West. So far, they have gone 21-19 in divisional games. The Giants will be on the road for today’s game vs. the Athletics, and they are 26-35 on the road this season.

As the favorite, the Giants have gone 39-28 this year and 23-34 as the underdog. They have won two straight games on the road and have an overall series record of 20-16-3 this year. Their most recent series saw them lose 3-1 to the Braves.

The Giants have been a tough team to bet on this season, as they have a run line record of 60-64. They have been slightly better on the road, with a run line record of 33-28. They have won their last two games against the run line and have a run line record of 33-24 as an underdog.

The San Francisco Giants are on the road today, facing the Oakland Athletics. The O/U line for the game is set at 8.5 runs, which is slightly below the combined run average for Giants games this season, which is 8.8. Overall, the Giants have played to the over in 64 of their 121 games this season, and their games have had an average O/U line of 8 runs. However, when the O/U line has been set at 8.5 runs, the over has hit in 13 of their 21 games, which is a higher percentage than their season average.

SF starter Hayden Birdsong has made eight starts this year and has a record of 3-2 with an ERA of 5.40. Coming into the game, his WHIP is 1.39, and opponents have a batting average of .224 off the right-hander. Birdsong’s last outing came on August 11th, where he took the loss, giving up five earned runs in 4 1/3 innings of work. Before that, he had won two straight starts. Birdsong has been much better on the road, with an ERA of 10.49 compared to 4.49 at home.

So far this season, the Giants offense is averaging 4.4 runs per game, which is 15th in the league. Overall, they are batting .243 as a team, and their team on-base percentage of .312 is 11th in the league. The Giants have been a good home run hitting team this season, as their 128 homers are 17th in the league. Matt Chapman and Heliot Ramos have been the team’s top power threats this season, with Chapman leading the way with 19 homers and Ramos right behind him with 17.

Heliot Ramos and Tyler Fitzgerald come into the game with the Giants on some nice hitting streaks, with Ramos having hits in three straight games and Fitzgerald having hits in eight straight. Fitzgerald has also been hot at the plate of late, going 9/26 in his last six games with two homers.

Athletics Records & Stats

The Athletics wrapped up their series vs. the Mets with a 7-6 win on the road. Oakland was the +163 underdog going into this matchup. Things started off well for the Athletics, as they got on the board with four runs in the 4th inning. However, the Mets responded with five runs in the bottom of the 4th to take the lead. Oakland’s offense scored another three runs in the 6th to pick up the win. The Athletics also had a big 4th inning in their previous game vs. the Mets.

Mitch Spence got the start for the Athletics and took the loss. He only lasted 2 2/3 innings, giving up five earned runs. Offensively, the Athletics were carried by JJ Bleday, who went 3/5 with a homer and four RBIs.

Oakland will host the Giants with an overall record of 52-70, putting them in 5th place in the AL West. Currently, they are 13.5 games behind the Astros for the division lead. The Athletics are just below .500 at home this year, going 29-30, and they have really struggled on the road, where they are 23-40.

This season, the Athletics have been good as the favorite, going 11-4, but they have really struggled as the underdog, putting up a mark of 41-66. Oakland has an overall series record of 16-21-2 and have won three straight series. They closed out their series vs. the Mets with two straight wins and are 6-4 over their last 10 games.

When betting the run line on the A’s this season, it’s been more profitable to take them as the underdog. They are 59-48 against the run line as the underdog, compared to 6-9 as the favorite. Their average run margin in winning games is +3.5, while their average run margin in losing games is -3.6. Overall, they are 65-57 against the run line this season.

The Oakland Athletics are at home against the San Francisco Giants today. The over/under line for the game is set at 8.5 runs, which is slightly below their combined run average of 8.7 runs per game. The A’s have gone over the total in 56 of their 120 games this season, and their over/under record when the line is set at 8.5 runs is 14-22. Their over streak is currently at four games.

Right-hander Osvaldo Bido is getting the start for the Athletics today as he faces the Giants at home. Bido has made 11 appearances this year and has a record of 3-3 with a 3.92 ERA. In his 5 games started, he has a pair of quality starts and is averaging 9 strikeouts per nine innings. Bido’s most recent outing was a good one, as he didn’t allow a run in 6 innings of work vs. the Blue Jays. Before that, he had given up at least 2 earned runs in three straight outings. Bido’s ERA at home is 4.41 compared to 4.3 on the road.

For the season, the Athletics are 5th in home runs but just 25th in runs per game, averaging 4.1 per contest. Oakland has been even worse on the road, averaging just 3.8 runs per game. As a team, they are batting just .232, which is 18th in the league, and are also near the bottom of the league in strikeouts.

Over his last eight games, JJ Bleday has gone 10/30 with two homers and seven RBIs. This has helped him move into the team’s 1st home run spot. Shea Langeliers has also been swinging a hot bat of late, going 12/22 in his last six games. For the season, Langeliers is batting just .230 but does have 22 homers.