Oakland Athletics vs NY Yankees Prediction 9-20-24 MLB Picks

In this article, we will formulate an Oakland Athletics vs NY Yankees prediction for this MLB game on Friday, September 20th 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 67-86 this season and they have lost three of their last five games. Oakland is coming off of a series win against the Cubs, where they won two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Athletics lost two out of three against the White Sox, won two out of three against the Astros, and lost two out of three against the Tigers. Oakland is 5-6 in their last 11 games and they are fourth in the AL West. 

The Oakland pitching staff has a 4.33 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and a .254 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 618 runs with a .235 batting average and a .304 on-base percentage. Brent Rooker is batting .304 with 38 home runs and 110 RBI’s for the Athletics this season. 

NY Yankees Betting Preview

The New York Yankees are 89-64 this year and they have won three of their last four games. New York is coming off of a series win against Seattle, where they won two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Yankees won three out of four against the Red Sox, won two out of three against the Royals, and won two out of three against the Cubs. New York is 6-2 in their last eight games and they are first in the AL East. 

The New York pitching staff has a 3.72 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP, and a .234 opponent batting average. The Yankees’ offense has scored 762 runs with a .248 batting average and a .332 on-base percentage. Aaron Judge is batting .321 with 53 home runs and 136 RBI’s for the Yankees this season. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is JT Ginn, who is 0-1 with a 4.94 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP over 23.2 innings pitched this year. Ginn has allowed at least three earned runs in three of his last four starts. The projected starting pitcher for New York is Gerrit Cole, who is 6-5 with a 3.97 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP over 79.1 innings pitched this season. Cole has allowed one earned run or fewer in three of his last five starts but did allow seven earned runs in his last start against Boston. 

Why the Athletics will beat the Yankees

• The underdogs have won four of the Athletics’ last five games.
• The Yankees have lost four of their last five games as road favorites against AL West opponents following a road loss.
• The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games as road favorites against AL West opponents following a road loss.
• The Athletics have covered the run line in six of their last seven night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
• The Athletics have led after 3 innings in four of their last five games as underdogs against AL East opponents.

Why the Yankees will beat the Athletics

• The Athletics have lost each of their last seven home games against AL East opponents following a win.
• The Yankees have won each of their last five night games against American League opponents.
• The road team has covered the run line in five of the last six games between the Yankees and Athletics.
• The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five home games against AL East opponents following a road win.

Total Runs Facts

• Twelve of the Athletics’ last 13 night games against AL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Seven of the Yankees’ last eight night games against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Yankees’ last seven night games at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last three home games.

Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts

• JJ Bleday has recorded at least one Double in three of the Athletics’ last four games against AL opponents.
• Lawrence Butler has scored a run in each of the Athletics’ last four home games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
• JJ Bleday has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances against AL East opponents.
• Brent Rooker has recorded at least one RBI in seven of the Athletics’ last eight games.
• Lawrence Butler has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 21 appearances with the Athletics as underdogs.
• Brent Rooker has recorded at least one Single in each of the Athletics’ last 10 night games.
• Lawrence Butler has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 21 appearances with the Athletics as underdogs.

New York Yankees Player Prop Facts

• Alex Verdugo has recorded at least one total base in each of the Yankees’ last 12 games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• Alex Verdugo has recorded at least one hit in each of the Yankees’ last 12 games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• Alex Verdugo has recorded at least one Single in each of the Yankees’ last eight games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• Gerrit Cole has recorded a win in each of his last seven road appearances against AL opponents.
• Oswaldo Cabrera has scored at least one run in each of his last five appearances in night games against AL West teams that held a losing record.
• Gerrit Cole has recorded eight or more strikeouts in eight of his last nine road appearances against AL West opponents.
• Juan Soto has recorded a Double in each of the Yankees’ last three games as favorites against AL West opponents.
• Giancarlo Stanton has hit a home run in three of his last five appearances with the Yankees as favorites against AL West opponents.
• Aaron Judge has recorded at least one RBI in eight of the Yankees’ last nine Friday games.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Oakland Athletics rank 28th in the league for strikeouts this season (1192).
• The Oakland Athletics rank 27th in the league for strikeouts this season (1417).
• The New York Yankees rank 1st in the league for home runs this season (223).
• The New York Yankees rank 1st in the league for walks this season (627).

Oakland Athletics vs NY Yankees Prediction 

New York was able to get the series win against Seattle earlier this week and they are looking very good in the race for the AL East. New York is four games up on Baltimore in the division and they are 47-31 on the road this year. Oakland is 36-39 at home, but they have been a very tough team to beat over the last six weeks. New York has a big pitching advantage in this game with Cole on the mound and I think he is going to have a nice outing, but I do think the Yankees could have some struggles without Soto. Take the under here.