In this article we will formulate an Athletics vs Cardinals prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, April 17th 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 7-11 this season and they have lost three of their last four games. Oakland has lost the first two games of this series and they have scored two runs or fewer in six of their last seven games. Prior to this series, Oakland won two out of three against Washington and Texas. The Oakland pitching staff has a 3.75 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and a .256 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 50 runs with a .203 batting average and a .270 on base percentage. Shea Langeliers is batting .188 with four home runs and eight RBI’s for the Athletics. The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is Paul Blackburn, who is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 0.72 WHIP over 19.1 innings pitched this season.
Cardinals Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are 9-9 this year and they have won two games in a row. St. Louis has won the first two games in this series by scores of 3-1 and 3-2. Prior to this series, the Cardinals lost two out of three against Arizona and Philadelphia. The St. Louis pitching staff has a 3.59 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP, and a .248 opponent batting average. The Cardinals offense has scored 67 runs with a .228 batting average and a .299 on base percentage. Brendan Donovan is batting .238 with two home runs and 10 RBI’s for the Cardinals. The projected starting pitcher for St. Louis is Steven Matz, who is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP over 15.0 innings pitched this year.
Oakland Athletics Team Facts
- The favorites have won each of the Athletics’ last eight games at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last seven games as underdogs following a loss.
- The Athletics have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last six games as underdogs against National League opponents.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five day games at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum against National League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last three day games.
St. Louis Cardinals Team Facts
- The Cardinals have lost each of their last six day games following a road win.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as road favorites following a win.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cardinals’ last five day games against American League opponents.
- The Cardinals have led after 7 innings in each of their last four games against American League opponents.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games as favorites.
Athletics vs Cardinals Prediction
Oakland started the season playing decently well, but they have hit a bump in the road and their offense has been brutal in recent games. The Oakland pitching staff has actually been pretty solid and they are starting Paul Blackburn, who has not allowed a run in his first three starts. St. Louis is back to .500 with their win on Tuesday night, but they have also had offensive issues early in the season. The Cardinals are starting Steven Matz, who has allowed three earned runs and 17 hits in 15 innings of work. I know we can’t really count on the Oakland offense, but Blackburn has been great. Take the Athletics here.