Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics Betting Pick & Prediction 7/5/24

From Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, we have the Orioles and Athletics facing off in an American League matchup. First pitch for this one is set for 9:40 PM ET. MASN will be televising Friday’s Orioles game, while the Athletics are on a three-game winning streak.

The Orioles are favored on the money line, with their odds sitting at -184, while the Athletics are at +155. Baltimore’s overall record is 55-32, while the Athletics are 33-56. Hogan Harris is starting for the Athletics, and he will be facing off against Albert Suarez for the Orioles.

BALTIMORE ORIOLES VS OAKLAND ATHLETICS BETTING PICK

The Pick: OVER 8 Runs

This game will be played at Oakland Coliseum at 9:40 ET on Friday, July 5th.

HOW TO BET THE ORIOLES VS ATHLETICS:

• We have the Orioles winning by a score of 6 to 4
• If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Orioles to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 10 runs and like the over

Orioles Records & Stats

The Orioles will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Mariners with a 7-3 loss. Baltimore was actually the slight favorite on the money line going into the game but fell behind big early, as the Mariners scored five times in the third.

Corbin Burnes had a good start for the Orioles, going six innings and giving up just two runs on four hits. He only had six strikeouts in the outing and took the loss. The Orioles’s offense scored their only three runs in the 3rd inning.

The Orioles come into today’s road matchup vs. the Athletics with an overall record of 55-32, which has them leading the AL East by 2 games over the Yankees. Baltimore has gone 19-7 against other teams in the AL East. The Orioles won the final two games of their series vs. the Mariners and are 6-4 across their last 10 games.

So far, the Orioles have been really good as the favorite, going 44-26, and they are 26-15 on the road compared to 29-17 at home. Baltimore’s overall series record is 19-6-3, and they have won two straight series.

The Orioles have been a solid run line bet this season, going 50-37 overall. They have been even better on the road, going 26-15 against the run line. Their average run differential is +1.3 runs per game, and they have covered the run line in 37 of 70 games as the favorite.

When the Orioles are on the road, the over/under line is set at 8 runs, which is right in line with their season average of 9 runs per game. Overall, the over has hit in 44 of their 77 games this season, and when the line is set at 8 runs, the over is 9-5-3 in those contests. The over/under line has been set at 8 runs in 45 of their games this season, which accounts for 51.7% of their games.

Right-hander Albert Suárez is starting for the Orioles today as he faces the Athletics on the road. He has made 10 starts this season and has a record of 4-2 with a 2.43 ERA. Suárez’s WHIP for the season is 1.25, and opponents are batting .237 off him this year. In his 17 appearances, Suárez has turned in just one quality start and is averaging 6.83 strikeouts per nine innings. The last time he pitched, Suárez picked up the win, going six innings and not allowing a run. Before that, he had lost two straight starts.

So far this season, the Orioles have been the best offense in the league, averaging 5.1 runs per game. They have been even better on the road, averaging 5.3 runs per game. Not only are they the league’s top home run-hitting team, but they also have the top slugging percentage and OPS in the league. Baltimore also has the league’s best Isolated Power (ISO) number at .206.

Gunnar Henderson has been the Orioles’ top hitter this season, batting .289 with 27 home runs and 60 RBIs. He has been even better of late, going 15/41 in his last 10 games with three homers. Anthony Santander is also a big power threat in the lineup, as he has gone deep 22 times this season, but his batting average is down at .234.

Athletics Records & Stats

Led by a big game by Lawrence Butler at the plate, the Athletics are coming off a big 5-0 win over the Angels to close out their series. Butler went only 3 innings, but the Athletics scored all five of their runs in thejson 3rd. He also picked up the win, going five innings, and didn’t give up a run. Oakland was the slight favorite at -113 going into the game.

JP Sears started for the Athletics, going five innings, and didn’t give up a run. He only had two strikeouts in the outing and got the win.

The Athletics will host the Orioles today with an overall record of 33-56, which puts them 5th in the AL West. Currently, they are 15 games behind the Mariners for the division lead, and they trail the Angels by 4.5 games for 4th place in the division. Oakland heads into today’s game having won three straight games, and they closed out their series vs. the Angels with three straight wins.

At home, the Athletics are 21-23 this year compared to a 12-33 mark on the road. As the underdog, the Athletics are 26-54 this year, and they have won two straight as the underdog overall. Oakland has an overall series record of 9-18-1 this year, and they are 4-6 in their last 10 games.

The Athletics have a run line record of 23-21 at home this season, with an average run margin of -0.5 runs per game. They have covered the run line in three straight home games and are 41-39 ATS as an underdog this season.

Today’s over/under line of 8 runs is right in line with the Oakland Athletics’ season average of 8.3 runs per game. The A’s have played 101 games this season, and 40.4% of those games have had higher over/under lines than today’s line of 8. Oakland’s over/under record for the season is 38-49, and their over/under record when the line is set at 8 runs is 12-12-1. The under has hit in the A’s last two games.

Left-hander Hogan Harris gets the start for the Athletics today as he faces off against the Orioles at home. Harris has made six starts this season and has a record of 1-2 with an ERA of 3.18. Looking at his overall numbers, opponents are batting .247 this season, and Harris has a WHIP of 1.31. In his last outing, Harris took the loss, giving up three earned runs in 3 1/3 innings of work. Before that, he had pitched at least five innings in three straight starts. Harris has given up a homer in each of his last three outings.

So far this season, the Athletics offense is averaging just 3.6 runs per game, which is 28th in the league. Their team batting average of .221 is also near the bottom of the league, and they are 29th in the MLB in strikeouts. However, the Athletics do have the 7th most home runs in the league and are 10th in team walks. At home, they are averaging 4.1 runs per contest.

Over his last 10 games, Brent Rooker has been on fire for the Athletics, going 13/37 (.351) with four homers and six RBIs. For the season, Rooker is batting .273 with a team-high 17 home runs. JJ Bleday is 3rd on the team with 11 homers but has a batting average of just .237.