In this article we will formulate an Athletics vs Cardinals prediction for this MLB game on Monday, April 15th at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:
- The Athletics recent form and recent player performance
- The Cardinals recent form and recent play performance
- Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Oakland
- Recent Betting trends and streaks involving St. Louis
- Recent betting trends in games played between Oakland and St. Louis
- A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between Oakland and St. Louis
Athletics Preview
The Oakland Athletics are 7-9 this year and they have won five of their last seven games. Oakland is coming off of a series win against the Nationals, where they won two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Athletics won two out of three against Texas and Detroit. The Oakland pitching staff has a 3.85 ERA, a 1.37 WHIP, and a .262 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 47 runs with a .208 batting average and a .280 on base percentage. Shea Langeliers is batting .200 with four home runs and eight RBI’s for the A’s. The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is Ross Stripling, who is 0-3 with a 5.50 ERA and a 1.72 WHIP over 18.0 innings pitched this year.
Cardinals Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are 7-9 this season and they have lost three of their last four games. St. Louis is coming off of a series loss to Arizona, where they lost two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Cardinals lost two out of three against Philadelphia and won two out of three against Miami. The St. Louis pitching staff has a 3.92 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and a .258 opponent batting average. The Cardinals offense has scored 61 runs with a .230 batting average and a .298 on base percentage. Nolan Gorman is batting .217 with three home runs and eight RBI’s for the Cardinals. The projected starting pitcher for St. Louis is Sonny Gray, who is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP over 5.0 innings pitched this season.
Oakland Athletics Team Facts
- The Athletics have won each of their last four games as underdogs against NL Central opponents following a win.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line each of their last six games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have led after 5 innings in eight of their last 11 games as underdogs against NL Central opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last four games.
- The Athletics have led after 7 innings in six of their last eight games as underdogs against NL Central opponents.
St. Louis Cardinals Team Facts
- The Cardinals have lost three of their last four games as favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games as road favorites.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four Monday games as road favorites.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cardinals’ last three games as road favorites.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five games as favorites.
Athletics vs Cardinals Prediction
Oakland comes into this matchup playing very well over their last seven games and they will look for another series win here. St. Louis has the same record as Oakland, but they haven’t been able to string wins together recently. The Athletics still struggle to score runs, but their pitching has been very strong. Oakland is starting Ross Stripling, who has allowed 11 earned runs and 26 hits over 18.0 innings in his first three starts. St. Louis is going with Sonny Gray, who threw 5.0 shutout innings against the Phillies in his first start. I really like how Oakland has pitched this season, but Stripling was lit up in his last start and I don’t have enough confidence in the Oakland offense. Take the Cardinals here.