In this article we will formulate a Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics betting prediction for this MLB game on Tuesday, April 2nd at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:
- The Red Sox recent form and recent player performance
- The Athletics recent form and recent play performance
- Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Boston
- Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Oakland
- Recent betting trends in games played between Boston and Oakland
- A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between Boston and Oakland
Red Sox Preview
The Boston Red Sox are 3-2 this year after they won game one in this series by a score of 9-0 on Monday night. Boston absolutely dominated Oakland in game one, but they did split a four game series with Seattle in their opening series. The Red Sox pitching staff has a 1.42 ERA with a 0.74 WHIP and a .169 opponent batting average. The Boston offense has scored 23 runs with a .234 batting average and a .303 on base percentage. Ceddanne Rafaela is batting .267 with 0 home runs and three RBI’s for the Red Sox. The projected starting pitcher for Boston is Brayan Bello, who is 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP over 5.0 innings pitched this year. The Red Sox will face the Angels following this series.
Athletics Preview
The Oakland Athletics are 1-4 this season after they were blown out by the Red Sox in game one. Prior to that loss, Oakland dropped three out of four games against Cleveland, with the one win coming by a score of 4-3 on Sunday. The Oakland pitching staff has a 6.40 ERA with a 1.64 WHIP and a .283 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 11 runs with a .200 batting average and a .272 on base percentage. J.D. Davis is batting .385 with two home runs and two RBI’s for Oakland. The projected starting pitcher for the Athletics is Alex Wood, who is 0-1 with a 16.20 ERA and a 2.40 WHIP over 3.1 innings pitched this season. The A’s will take on the Tigers after this series.
Oakland Athletics Team Facts
- The Athletics have lost each of their last six night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line each of their last six night games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last five Tuesday games against AL East opponents.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last eight home night games.
Boston Red Sox Team Facts
- The Red Sox have lost each of their last eight Tuesday games against American League opponents.
- The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine Tuesday games.
- The Red Sox have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games as road favorites against AL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Red Sox’s last six games as favorites against AL West opponents.
Red Sox vs Athletics Betting Prediction
Oakland comes into this game after getting blown out in game one of this series and they have allowed at least six runs in four of their five games this year. Boston got a very nice series split with the Mariners to open the year and they need to take advantage of series like this. The Red Sox are starting Brayan Bello, who pitched well in his first start. Oakland is going with Alex Wood, who allowed six earned runs on seven hits over 3.1 innings against Cleveland in his first outing. I know the Red Sox aren’t at great odds here, but I have to continue fading Oakland. Take Boston to get the win.