Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 7/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, July 6, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-178) Oakland (+154)

The Baltimore Orioles (55-32) are headed to Oakland Coliseum on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Oakland Athletics (33-56). The moneyline on this game has Baltimore at -178 and Oakland is at +154. The total is set at 8. The men taking the mound are Cade Povich and Luis Medina.

As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 5.1 runs per outing, which has them at 1st in MLB. They have accumulated 447 runs and hold an OBP of .315. The Orioles have hit 155 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 142 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 436 RBI's as well as 765 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is sitting at .254. Baltimore has a slugging percentage of .460 and have struck out 704 times, while drawing a walk on 238 occasions.

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The Orioles have a team earned run average of 3.42 over the course of the season (2nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 743 batters. Orioles pitchers have conceded 82 long balls and also 334 runs in total (4th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 253 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.70 as a team on the season. Baltimore has allowed 655 base knocks (7.5 per 9 innings) as well as 297 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.94 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.16.

The Orioles have sent 294 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 138 base runners for the season and 27.5% of them ended up scoring. They have earned 29 saves this season and have blown 14 of their 43 save opportunities. The Orioles bullpen have a save percentage of 67.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 116 save situations. The bullpen have earned 73 holds this season (1st in baseball). Orioles relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 99 times as well as having 97 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Orioles have turned 71.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,041 innings on the field, which has them ranked 3rd in MLB. The Baltimore Orioles have accumulated 2,347 putouts on the year, in addition to 733 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which puts them in 5th in baseball, and they have turned 48 double plays.

Povich has thrown 26 innings and is sitting with 17 punch outs in his career. His earned run average is 4.12 (12 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.260. He has surrendered 23 base knocks (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 10 free passes. Povich (1-2 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.06 and he has gone up against 114 hitters in the major leagues.

The Oakland Athletics have a team OBP of .294 and a team batting average of .221 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 857 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have 652 hits. Oakland has 102 long balls this year as well as 309 runs batted in. The Athletics hold a team SLG% of .374 and they are recording 3.63 runs per contest (28th in baseball). They have recorded 121 two-baggers, while getting a free base 276 times and scoring 323 runs.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.343 in addition to having a FIP of 4.26 as a unit this season. They come in at 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 762. The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 419 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.32 (376 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.50 (657 strikeouts vs 291 walks). They have allowed 88 dingers and they allow 4.81 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball).

Oakland relievers hold an inherited score rate of 32.6% out of their 129 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 90 times in high leverage situations in addition to 95 occasions with runners on. With 85 save situations, the Athletics have accumulated 54 holds and 13 blown saves. They sit at 23rd in MLB with a save percentage of 56.7%, and they have dispatched 281 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year. Oakland has had relievers enter the contest in 30 save chances and they have come away with 17 saves.

Out of their 7,059 innings on the diamond, the Athletics are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (23rd in MLB). The Oakland Athletics have turned 89 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in pro baseball). The Athletics have 767 assists, 50 errors and have earned 2,353 putouts this year.

Medina (4-13 career record) has earned a 5.28 earned run average while giving up 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.78 and he has gone up against 630 batters in his MLB career. He has conceded 82 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.508 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.2. So far in his MLB career, Medina has allowed 139 base knocks while earning 128 K's in 140 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (-178)

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