NY Yankees vs Athletics Prediction 4/8/26 MLB Picks Today

The Athletics and the New York Yankees meet Wednesday in MLB action from Yankee Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Athletics vs. New York Yankees prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Athletics will send out Luis Severino here and Severino is 0-1 with a 6.48 ERA and 10 strikeouts this season. In his career, Severino is 0-2 with a 15.26 ERA and 5 strikeouts against the Yankees. Will Warren will start for the Yankees here and is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA and 9 strikeouts this season. In his career, Warren is 2-0 with a 0.73 ERA and 14 strikeouts against the Athletics.

Athletics Recap

The Athletics come into this game looking to bounce back from their 5-3 loss at the hands of the Yankees on Tuesday to sit at 3-7 this season. After this series, the Athletics will head on the road again for a series against the New York Mets.

Athletics Alternate Wins & Losses In 7 Straight

Going into Tuesday’s matchup, Shea Langeliers has a team-high 11 hits with 5 home runs and 8 RBIs while Tyler Soderstrom’s added 7 hits with 2 doubles, a triple and 6 RBIs. Brent Rooker has 6 hits with 2 home runs and 7 RBIs while Max Muncy has also chipped in 11 hits with 3 doubles, 2 home runs and 5 RBIs this season. Jacob Wilson also has 9 hits with 3 doubles and 3 RBIs this season.

New York Yankees Recap

The New York Yankees come into this game looking to add on to their win over the Athletics from Tuesday to sit at 8-2 this season. After this series, the Yankees will head on the road for a set against Tampa Bay.

Yankees Get Back To Winning Ways

Entering Tuesday, Giancarlo Stanton leads the Yankees with 13 hits including a double, a home run and 6 RBIs while Jose Caballero has 4 hits with an RBI as well. Cody Bellinger has 8 hits with a double, a triple, a home run and 3 RBIs and Jazz Chisholm Jr. has 7 hits with 3 doubles and 3 RBIs while Aaron Judge has 3 home runs and 7 RBIs. Ben Rice has 10 hits with 4 doubles, 3 home runs and 11 RBIs while Trent Grisham has 5 hits with a double and a triple and 4 RBIs.

Athletics @ New York Yankees Betting Trends: April 8, 2026

• Probable Starting Pitcher: Will Warren      Record this season: 1-0      ERA: 2.70
• Home Record: 1-0
• Last 5 against Athletics: 2-0

Why the New York Yankees will win

• The Yankees have won each of their last 11 games against teams that held a losing record.
• The Athletics have lost eight of their last nine road games.
• The Yankees have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against teams that held a losing record.
• The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five road games.
• The Yankees have led after 3 innings in 13 of their last 15 home games against opponents that held a losing record.
• The Yankees have won the first inning in four of their last five home games against opponents that held a losing record.
• The Yankees have led after 5 innings in five of their last six night games against opponents that held a losing record.

• Probable Starting Pitcher: Luis Severino      Record this season: 0-1      ERA: 6.48
• Road Record: 0-1
• Last 5 against Yankees: 0-2

Why the Athletics will win

• The Yankees have lost each of their last four games as favorites against AL West opponents following a win.
• The Athletics have won each of their last three games as underdogs following a loss.
• The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last nine Wednesday night road games against American League opponents.
• The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games as favorites against AL West opponents following a win.
• The Athletics have led after 5 innings in five of their last six night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
• The Yankees have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five home games against AL West opponents.
• The Yankees have lost the first inning in three of their last four night games at Yankee Stadium.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Athletics’ last seven night games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Four of the Yankees’ last five games have gone OVER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last seven games between the Athletics and Yankees.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Athletics’ last eight games as underdogs against American League opponents.

New York Yankees Player Prop Facts

• Aaron Judge has hit a home run in four of the Yankees’ last six games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one hit in each of the Yankees’ last eight games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Ben Rice ranks 1st amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.828) this season.

Athletics Player Prop Facts

• Shea Langeliers has hit a home run in two of the Athletics’ last three road games.
• Luis Severino has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
• Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 Wednesday appearances against teams that held a winning record.
• Luis Severino has recorded a win in four of his last five appearances with the Athletics as underdogs against AL opponents.
• Shea Langeliers ranks T1st in the league in Home Runs (5) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Yankees rank 1st in the league for home runs allowed this season (2).
• The Yankees rank 1st in the league for hits allowed this season (65).
• The Athletics rank 30th in the league for strikeouts this season (70).
• The Athletics rank 30th in the league for walks allowed this season (62).

Athletics vs. New York Yankees Prediction

I’m on the over in this one. I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but Severino has been rocked in his small sample size against his former team, and I still think that Will Warren is the weakest link of this Yankees rotation. I think that we’re going to get some runs in this game when all is said and done, but give me the over here.