Miami Marlins vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 8/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Monday, August 22, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (-140) Oakland (+120)

Oakland Coliseum is the site where the Oakland Athletics (44-77) will play the Miami Marlins (52-68) on Monday. The odds on this game have the Marlins at -140 while the Athletics are priced at +120. The betting total comes in at 7. The starting pitchers will be Edward Cabrera and Adam Oller.

Miami is slugging .368 and have been called out on strikes 1,047 times, while being walked on 326 occasions. They have accounted for 416 RBI's in addition to 931 base knocks this season, while their batting average is sitting at .233. The Marlins have accounted for 184 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 107 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 441 runs and have an on-base percentage of .297. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are compiling 3.7 runs per game, which is 27th in the league.

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The Marlins have an earned run average of 3.84 so far this year (12th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,044 batters. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.26. Marlins pitchers have given up 121 long balls and also 499 total runs (13th in the league). They have walked 378 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.86 as a team so far this season.

The Marlins relief pitchers have a save rate of 57.7% and has come into the game in 111 save situations. The relievers have inherited 137 runners on the year and 32.8% of those players crossed the plate. Marlins relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 95 times and also have had 124 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 394 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have 57 holds this season (18th in baseball). They have earned 30 saves on the year and have blown 22 of their 52 save opportunities.

The Miami Marlins have accounted for 3,182 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,107 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which puts them in 9th in baseball, and they have turned 98 double plays. The Marlins have converted 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,546 innings, ranking them 17th in baseball.

Cabrera (3-4 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 5.00 and he has faced 245 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 40 hits (6.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 35 free passes. His earned run average is 3.65 (23 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.324. Cabrera has taken the hill for 56 innings and is sitting with 64 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Oakland Athletics have an on-base percentage of .279 and a batting average of .215 on the year. They have struck out on 1,012 occasions (16th in MLB) and have earned 852 base hits. Oakland has compiled 104 home runs this year to go along with 383 runs batted in. The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .345 and they tally 3.38 runs per contest (29th in the league). They have hit 189 doubles, while taking a walk 319 times and racking up 409 runs.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.308 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.38 as a unit on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.33 (892 strikeouts against 383 free passes). They rank 20th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,006. They have allowed 141 home runs and they yield 4.67 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Oakland pitching staff have conceded 551 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.31 (509 earned runs relinquished).

With 132 save situations, the Athletics have amassed 85 holds and 18 blown saves. Oakland has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 45 save opportunities and they have recorded 27 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 131 times in high leverage situations and also on 133 occasions with runners on. Oakland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.8% of 198 inherited runners. They rank 21st in the league with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 403 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Oakland Athletics have gotten 97 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in the majors). The Athletics have recorded 1,083 assists, 72 errors and have a tally of 3,188 putouts during this campaign. In their 9,564 innings played, the Athletics have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (9th in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Oller has conceded 64 hits and he has 35 strikeouts in 54 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 40 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.693 and having a FIP of 6.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.25 and he has gone up against 252 hitters so far in his MLB career. Oller (2-5 record in his career) has a 6.63 ERA while allowing 10.6 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Oakland (+120) and under 7 runs

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