Oakland Athletics vs Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Pick & Prediction 6/28/24

JP Sears will start for the Athletics on Friday, as they are on the road to face the Diamondbacks in Phoenix. Arizona will be sending Slade Cecconi to the mound, and they are the heavy favorites on the money line at -154. The over/under line is currently at 8.5 runs.

The Athletics are 29-54 this season and are 5th in the AL West, while the Diamondbacks are 3rd in the NL West with an overall record of 39-42. Oakland is currently on a five-game losing streak. NSPCA will be televising Friday’s interleague matchup.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS VS OAKLAND ATHLETICS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Arizona Diamondbacks Moneyline -154

This game will be played at Chase Field at 9:40 ET on Friday, June 28th.

HOW TO BET THE ATHLETICS VS DIAMONDBACKS:

• We have the Diamondbacks winning by a score of 6 to 5
• 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 11 runs and like the over

Athletics Records & Stats

The Athletics wrapped up their series vs. the Angels with a 5-2 loss on the road. Oakland was the +118 underdog going into this matchup. Things started off well for the Athletics, as they got on the board with a run in the 2nd inning but gave up the lead right away as the Angels scored in the bottom of the second.

Oakland started Joey Estes, and he took the loss, going 5 2/3 innings and giving up two earned runs on three hits. The Athletics also issued three walks and hit two batters. Miguel Andujar and Brent Rooker each had two hits for the Athletics, but the team only scored two runs. Max Schuemann had a good day at the plate, driving in two runs with a double.

The Athletics are on the road today to take on the Diamondbacks, and they are looking to snap a five-game losing streak, which includes being swept in their three-game series by the Angels. Currently, they are 17 games out of the AL West lead, which is currently held by the Mariners. So far, they are just 6-17 in AL West matchups.

At home, the Athletics are 18-23 compared to 11-31 on the road. As the underdog, the Athletics are 23-52 this year and 6-2 when favored. Oakland’s overall record is 29-54, and they are just 3-7 over their last ten games. The Athletics have an overall series record of 8-17-1 and have lost two straight series.

The Athletics have been a solid run line team this season, going 40-43. They are 20-21 on the run line at home and 20-22 on the road. They have failed to cover the run line in their last three road games and are just 2-6 when favored on the run line this season. They have been a much better bet when getting runs, going 38-37 on the run line as an underdog.

The Oakland Athletics are on the road today against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The O/U line for the game is 8.5 runs. The combined run average for A’s games this season is 8.4 runs. Their O/U record is 36-45, and the average O/U line for their games is 8 runs. When the O/U line is set at 8.5 runs, their record is 9-12. So far this season, 10 of their games have had higher O/U lines than 8.5 runs, making up 12.0% of their games. The majority of their games, 52 of them, have had lower O/U lines than 8.5 runs, accounting for 62.7% of their games.

Left-hander JP Sears gets the start for the Athletics today as he faces off against the Diamondbacks on the road. Sears has made 16 starts this season and has a record of 4-7 with a 5.04 ERA. Looking at his overall numbers, opponents are batting .260 this season, and Sears has a WHIP of 1.33. He has turned in five quality starts this year, and his ERA at home is 11.06 compared to 5.03 on the road. Sears most recently pitched on June 22nd, where he gave up eight earned runs in 1 1/3 innings of work. He took the loss in that outing.

For the season, the Athletics are averaging just 3.6 runs per game, which is 28th in the majors. They have been a little better at home, averaging 4 runs per game. As a team, they are batting just .221, and their on-base percentage of .293 is also near the bottom of the league. However, they do have the 7th most home runs in the league and are 12th in isolated power.

Heading into today’s game, Miguel Andujar is batting .367 over his last eight games, and he has a four-game hitting streak. During this stretch, he has scored two runs and has one RBI. Brent Rooker and Shea Langeliers are tied for the team lead in home runs, with 14 apiece, with Rooker also leading the team with 45 RBIs.

Diamondbacks Records & Stats

The Diamondbacks will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Twins with a 13-6 loss. This was especially tough, as they held a lead going into the 2nd inning before the Twins scored six runs in the top of the 2nd. Arizona was the slight favorite at -103 on the money line going into the game.

Jordan Montgomery had a rough outing, giving up four earned runs on nine hits and issuing three walks. The Diamondbacks also wasted a big game from Ketel Marte, who went 2/3 with a homer and two RBIs.

Arizona is 39-42 overall and trails the Dodgers by 11.5 games in the NL West. The Diamondbacks head into today’s game having lost two straight games, and they dropped the final two games of their series vs. the Twins. So far, they are 15-12 in divisional games.

At home, the Diamondbacks are 20-20 this season and 19-22 on the road. As the favorite, Arizona is 20-16 and 19-26 as the underdog. Arizona has dropped two straight at home, and their overall series record is 10-13-3 this year.

Arizona has been a tough team to gauge on the run line this season, as they are just under .500 at 38-43. They are 17-23 against the run line at home, where they have a scoring margin of -0.4 runs per game. They are 21-20 against the run line on the road, where they have a scoring margin of exactly zero runs per game. They have lost two straight games against the run line at home, and are 14-22 against the run line as the favorite and 24-21 against the run line as the underdog.

In the Diamondbacks’ last 10 games, the over has hit in 7 of them. Overall, the over has hit in 40 of their 79 games. Their games have averaged 9.6 runs per game. The over/under line for today’s game is 8.5 runs.

Right-hander Slade Cecconi gets the start for the Diamondbacks today as he faces the Athletics at home. He has made 10 starts this season and has a record of 2-6 with an ERA of 5.74. Opposing batters are hitting .259 off Cecconi this season, and his ERA at home is 14.33 compared to 3.52 on the road. In his last outing, he took the loss, going three innings and giving up one earned run on two hits. Before that, he had won two straight starts. One of his worst outings of the season came on June 12th, where he gave up seven earned runs in three innings of work.

Arizona comes into today’s game as the 9th highest-scoring team in the league, averaging 4.7 runs per contest. They have been even better at home, putting up an average of 4.9 runs per game. As a team, the Diamondbacks are batting .250, which is the 7th best mark in the league, and they are also one of the top power-hitting teams in the league right now.

Over the team’s last nine games, both Ketel Marte and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. have been swinging the bat well, with Marte hitting .281 with three homers in this stretch, and Gurriel Jr. going 13/32 (.406) with one home run. For the season, Marte and Christian Walker are tied for the team lead with 17 homers, with Walker also leading the club with 51 RBIs.