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

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Sunday, July 7, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-180) Oakland (+152)

Oakland Coliseum is the site where the Oakland Athletics (33-57) will try to beat the Baltimore Orioles (56-32) on Sunday. The line on this contest has the Orioles at -180 while the Athletics are sitting at +152. The over/under is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Grayson Rodriguez and Mitch Spence.

Baltimore has a slugging rate of .458 and have struck out 709 times, while being walked on 242 occasions. They have accumulated 438 RBI's in addition to 773 hits for the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .254. The Orioles have accumulated 159 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 142 balls out of the park. They have a total of 450 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .315. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are recording 5.1 runs per game, which has them at 1st in MLB.

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The Orioles are sitting with a team ERA of 3.40 on the season (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 754 batters. Orioles pitchers have yielded 84 long balls and 336 runs (4th in MLB). They have walked 254 hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.70 as a unit on the season. Baltimore has allowed 660 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 299 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.97 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.16.

The Orioles relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 68.2% and has entered the game in 119 save situations. The relievers have inherited 138 runners for the year with 27.5% of them crossed the plate. Orioles relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 99 times as well as having 100 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have dispatched 297 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have a total of 75 holds so far this year (1st in the league). They have compiled 30 saves this year and have blown 14 of their 44 chances to save the game.

The Orioles have converted 72.0% of balls in play into outs in their 7,122 innings, ranking them 3rd in MLB. The Baltimore Orioles have a tally of 2,374 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 739 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which has them sitting 5th in baseball, and they have turned 48 double plays.

Rodriguez has taken the ball for 210 innings and has 226 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.98 (93 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.289. He has allowed 200 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 71 walks. Rodriguez (17-7 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.92 while going up against 885 hitters in the majors.

The Oakland Athletics have earned an on-base percentage of .292 and a team batting average of .221 on the year. They have struck out on 868 instances (2nd in MLB) and have 657 base knocks. Oakland has knocked in 104 long balls over the course of the season to go along with 311 runs batted in. The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .374 and they tally 3.61 runs per contest (28th in baseball). They have recorded 121 doubles, while taking a walk 277 times and recording 325 runs.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.343 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.25 as a team for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.50 (662 strikeouts vs 295 free passes). They come in at 26th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 770. They have given up 88 home runs and they yield 4.79 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB). The Oakland pitching staff have conceded 422 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.29 (378 earned runs yielded).

With 85 save situations, the Athletics have 54 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. Oakland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 30 save opportunities and they have walked away with 17 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 90 times in high leverage situations and on 95 occasions with runners on base. Oakland relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.6% of 129 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 24th in MLB with a save percentage of 56.7%, and they have dispatched 285 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year.

Out of their 7,140 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (23rd in baseball). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 90 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (22nd in professional baseball). The Athletics have accrued 776 assists, 53 errors and have amassed 2,380 putouts over the course of the season.

Spence (5-4 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.18 ERA while allowing 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.59 and he has faced 303 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has allowed a total of 34 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.257 and a FIP of 4.1. During his career, Spence has conceded 75 base hits while tallying 61 strikeouts in 73 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland (+152)

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