The San Francisco Giants and Athletics meet Friday in MLB action at Sutter Health Park. Here’s an Athletics vs. Giants Prediction. This article will include an Athletics vs. Giants Pick.
San Francisco Giants Betting Preview
The San Francisco Giants are 18-26 on the year and play the Diamondbacks and White Sox next. The San Francisco Giants are batting. 240 on the season, have a .288 OBP, and have a .362 slugging percentage. The San Francisco Giants’ pitching staff has a 4.00 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. Luis Arraez leads the San Francisco Giants with 49 hits and 14 RBI while Heliot Ramos and Jung Hoo Lee have combined for 87 hits and 36 RBI.
Tyler Mahle gets the ball for the San Francisco Giants, and he is 1-4 with a 5.18 ERA and 42 strikeouts this season. Mahle is 0-2 with a 1.50 ERA and 14 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 22-21 on the year and play the Padres and Angels next. The Athletics are batting. 252 on the season, have a .328 OBP, and have a .406 slugging percentage. The Athletics pitching staff has a 4.36 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with 55 hits and 27 RBI while Jacob Wilson and Nick Kurtz have combined for 89 hits and 45 RBI.
Aaron Civale gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 4-1 with a 2.59 ERA and 33 strikeouts this season. Civale is 3-1 with a 2.05 ERA and 23 strikeouts in his career against the San Francisco Giants.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Giants have lost each of their last nine road games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have won each of their last seven Friday games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line each of their last 10 night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last four games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have led after 5 innings in each of their last six Friday night games against National League opponents that hold a losing record.
- The Giants have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games.
Why the San Francisco Giants will win
- The underdogs have won four of the Athletics’ last five games at Sutter Health Park.
- The Athletics have lost four of their last five games as favorites against NL West opponents.
- The Giants have covered the run line in each of their last eight games as underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in 11 of their last 12 home games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Giants have led after 3 innings in four of their last five games as underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The Giants have won the first inning in three of their last four games against the Athletics.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in nine of their last 10 games as home favorites against NL West opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Nine of the Athletics’ last 10 games as favorites against National League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Seven of the Giants’ last eight road games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Giants’ last five night games against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last five night games against NL West opponents.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Nick Kurtz has hit a home run in four of the Athletics’ last five home games against NL opponents.
- Zack Gelof has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances after playing the previous day.
- Shea Langeliers ranks 2nd in the league in Hits (55) this season.
San Francisco Giants Player Prop Facts
- Willy Adames has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances with his team as an underdog against the Athletics.
- Tyler Mahle has recorded a win in four of his last five appearances in night games against AL teams that held a winning record.
- Tyler Mahle has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last six appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Rafael Devers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances with his team as a road underdog against AL opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Athletics rank T5th in the league for hits this season (369).
- The Athletics rank 5th in the league for batting average this season (.252).
- The Giants rank 30th in the league for runs scored this season (147).
- The Giants rank 30th in the league for RBIs this season (142).
Athletics vs Giants Prediction
The Giants showed some sort of life this week, but the bottom line is they’re still a bad team until proven otherwise and Mahle has a 5.18 ERA and 1.49 WHIP through 41.2 innings. Civale has been much sharper through 41.2 innings with a 2.59 ERA and 1.39 WHIP. The Athletics have the offense to add to Mahle’s struggles and it’s about time they start taking advantage of home field. I’m going to back the A’s at home.