The Oakland Athletics are vying to have one of the worst records in baseball over the last twenty years. Halfway through the season, the A’s have just 20 wins, which is shockingly low. The New York Yankees head west to take them on this week, and their expectations are in the other direction. Let’s see where the markets stand to find the best Yankees-Athletics MLB bet and prediction using the OddsShopper betting model.
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Best MLB Yankees-Athletics Betting Pick & Prediction: Bronx Bombers Going Deep
Yankees-Athletics Odds
Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook
Yankees: -136 | Athletics: +115
Over 8: -105 | Under 8: -115
The Oakland Athletics are only slight underdogs against the Yankees tonight, which appears surprising at first glance given the discrepancy between these two teams. The reason the Yankees-Athletics MLB odds are closer than expected for Tuesday night’s game is the starting pitcher matchup. Paul Blackburn takes the hill for Oakland and brings a level of consistency that nobody else on this team can offer. Blackburn is in his seventh season with the A’s, and although he has been nothing to write home about, he’s provided a steady hand when he pitches. He has a respectable 4.21 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 25.2 IP. Blackburn’s ratio is concerning, going for a 1.48 WHIP this year. He’s nothing special, but Blackburn can eat innings and keep scoring in check.
Nevertheless, Blackburn will have to face a strong Yankees offense that will put several left-handed bats in the lineup to matchup with the righty. They’ll need those bats behind Jhony Brito, who has been a below average arm for the Bronx Bombers. One spot he can look to for support is Jake Bauers. The journeyman power bat has had a resurgence with the Yankees, who have let him focus on batting against right-handed pitching. The platoon situation has allowed Bauers to thrive in the leadoff spot this year.
Bauers odds to hit a dinger are +680 at FanDuel, which is simply to low. This home run prop is the best Yankees-Athletics MLB bet on the board. At 6.8:1 it has a 10% expected value, making it worth putting down about 0.5% of your bank roll using the Kelly Criterion staking method. OddsShopper’s betting model looks at the sharpest book in every sport and bet type to find the true odds for a bet. This Yankees-Athletics MLB bet has true odds of +611 and connects 14% of the time. That won’t smash every night, but it’s one of the top MLB bets on the board on Tuesday.
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Best Yankees-Athletics MLB Pick: Jake Bauers Over 0.5 Home Runs (+680) at FanDuel
