Oakland Athletics vs. San Francisco Giants MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/27/2021
Oakland Athletics (46-33) vs. San Francisco Giants (50-26)
June 27, 2021 4:05 pm EDT
The Line: San Francisco Giants -130 / Oakland Athletics +120; Over/Under: +8
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The Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants meet Sunday in MLB action at Oracle Park. The Athletics look for a win after losing six of their last eight games. The Giants look for a win after winning 10 of their last 11 games.
The Oakland Athletics have scored 10 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last nine games. The Athletics have won 10 of their last 12 games when scoring four or more runs. Matt Olson leads the Athletics with 78 hits and 53 RBI while Mark Canha and Jed Lowrie have combined for 131 hits and 66 RBI. Cole Irvin gets the ball, and he is 5-7 with a 3.98 ERA and 60 strikeouts this season. This will be Irvin’s first career game against the Giants.
The San Francisco Giants have scored 17 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in eight of their last nine games. The Giants have won 13 of their last 14 games when scoring four or more runs. Buster Posey leads the Giants with 58 hits and 27 RBI while Brandon Crawford and Mike Yastrzemski have combined for 104 hits and 77 RBI. Sammy Long gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 4.20 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season. This will be Long’s first career game against the Athletics.
The Athletics are 2-5 in their last 7 road games and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The Giants are 5-0 in their last 5 during game 3 of a series and 39-17 in their last 56 home games. The under is 7-3 in Athletics last 10 road games. The over is 5-2 in Giants last 7 home games. The Athletics are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in San Francisco and 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
The A’s and the plus money is always worth a look, as they give themselves chances to win every game and have been rather consistent. However, the Giants and the cheap price at home is a no brainer, as they’re one of the hotter teams in the league and continue to prove they’re a legit contender. Winning last night in extra innings only provides a bigger confidence boost. The Giants are for real, folks.
