In this article we will formulate an Oakland Athletics vs Milwaukee Brewers prediction for this MLB game on Friday, August 23rd at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game one in the series.
Oakland Athletics Betting Preview
The Oakland Athletics are 55-73 this season and they have lost three of their last five games. Oakland is coming off of a series split with Tampa Bay, where they won two games and lost two games. Prior to that series, the Athletics split two games with the Giants, won two out of three against the Mets, and won two out of three against the Blue Jays. Oakland is 4-4 in their last eight games and they are fourth in the AL West.
The Oakland pitching staff has a 4.21 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, and a .249 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 510 runs with a .231 batting average and a .304 on base percentage. Brent Rooker is batting .287 with 29 home runs and 84 RBI’s for the Athletics this season.
Milwaukee Brewers Betting Preview
The Milwaukee Brewers are 73-54 this year and they have won six of their last eight games. Milwaukee is coming off of a series loss against St. Louis, where they lost two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Brewers swept the Guardians in three games, split four games with the Dodgers, and won two out of three against the Reds. Milwaukee is 6-5 in their last 11 games and they are first in the NL Central.
The Milwaukee pitching staff has a 3.69 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP, and a .240 opponent batting average. The Brewers offense has scored 603 runs with a .253 batting average and a .331 on base percentage. Willy Adames is batting .248 with 22 home runs and 85 RBI’s for the Brewers this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is JP Sears, who is 10-8 with a 4.15 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP over 141.0 innings pitched this season. Sears has allowed one earned run or fewer in three of his last four starts. The projected starting pitcher for Milwaukee is Aaron Civale, who is 4-8 with a 4.78 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP over 124.1 innings pitched this year. Civale has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last five starts.
Why the Athletics will beat the Brewers
- The Brewers have lost each of their last six games as road favorites after playing the previous day.
- The underdogs have won four of the last five games between the Brewers and Athletics.
- The Brewers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as road favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Athletics have covered the run line each of their last six games against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have led after 5 innings in each of their last four games as underdogs against NL Central opponents.
- The Athletics have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Athletics’ last 10 home games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Brewers’ last five games as favorites have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last four games against National League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Brewers’ last three games.
Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Shea Langeliers has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last eight Friday appearances against teams that held a winning record.
- Miguel Andujar has scored a run in each of the Athletics’ last six Friday games against opponents that held a winning record.
- JP Sears has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last three appearances against NL opponents.
- Tyler Nevin has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Athletics’ last four games against NL Central opponents.
- JJ Bleday has hit a home run in each of his last three appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded a Double in each of the Athletics’ last three games as underdogs against NL Central opponents.
- JP Sears has recorded a win in each of his last four appearances in night games.
- JJ Bleday has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- JJ Bleday has recorded at least one Single in each of the Athletics’ last six games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
Milwaukee Brewers Player Prop Facts
- William Contreras has recorded at least one Single in each of the Brewers’ last five road games.
- Aaron Civale has recorded a win in three of his last four road appearances against AL West opponents.
- William Contreras has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances in night games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- William Contreras has recorded at least one total base in each of his last eight appearances in night games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Christian Yelich has scored a run in each of the Brewers’ last five games against AL West opponents.
- Aaron Civale has recorded five or more strikeouts in nine of his 11 previous appearances with his team as a favorite against AL West opponents.
- Gary Sanchez has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last three appearances against the Athletics.
- Gary Sanchez has hit a home run in two of his last three road appearances against the Athletics.
- Gary Sanchez has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances with his team as a favorite against the Athletics.
Oakland Athletics vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction
Milwaukee comes into this game after losing a series to the Cardinals on Thursday, but they have a very nice lead in the NL Central. The Brewers are 35-30 on the road, while the Athletics are 32-33 at home this year. Oakland plays their best baseball at home and they will have JP Sears on the mound, who has pitched very well in each of his last four starts. Milwaukee is turning to Aaron Civale, who has pitched well in his last two outings, but does have an elevated WHIP on the season. Oakland is 7-2 in Sears’ last nine starts and they are very tough to play at home. My Oakland Athletics vs Milwaukee Brewers prediction is for the A’s to get the win.