Oakland Athletics vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 6/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Sunday, June 30, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+160) Arizona (-190)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (39-43) host the Oakland Athletics (30-54) at Chase Field on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Athletics at +160 while the Diamondbacks are coming in at -190. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Luis Medina and Brandon Pfaadt.

As a team, the Oakland Athletics are scoring 3.6 runs per game, which is 28th in baseball. They have accumulated 305 runs and have an OBP of .295. The Athletics have hit 119 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 96 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 292 RBI's and 624 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average sits at .223. Oakland has a slugging % of .377 and have struck out 817 times, while being walked on 260 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.27 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.35. Athletics pitchers have allowed 88 home runs and also 406 total runs (27th in MLB). Oakland has allowed 722 base knocks (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 363 earned runs. The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 4.41 so far this year (24th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 623 hitters. They have walked 275 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.32 as a squad this year.

The Athletics have sent 269 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 121 base runners for the year and 30.6% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 17 saves on the campaign and have not converted 13 out of their 30 save opportunities. The Athletics relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 56.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 83 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 52 holds on the campaign (5th in MLB). Athletics relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 91 times in addition to having 88 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Oakland Athletics are sitting with 2,224 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 733 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which has them ranked 22nd in the majors, and they have turned 81 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,672 innings on the field, which has them ranked 23rd in professional baseball.

Medina has thrown 134 frames and has accounted for 123 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Medina (4-13 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 5.36 while he has gone up against 605 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.44 (81 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.524. He has given up 135 base hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) with 69 walks.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have compiled an on-base percentage of .319 and a team batting average of .249 so far this year. They have been rung up on 646 occasions (22nd in the league) and are sitting with 687 hits. Arizona has a total of 80 long balls so far this year to go along with 367 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks hold a team slugging percentage of .397 and they average 4.71 runs per game (9th in MLB). They have put up 137 doubles, while walking 258 times as well as putting up 386 runs.

The Arizona pitching staff have given up 406 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.72 (380 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 96 dingers and they relinquish 5.04 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB). The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.375 and have a FIP of 4.40 as a squad on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.30 (589 strikeouts vs 247 bases on balls). They come in at 29th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 750.

With 63 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accumulated 32 holds and 12 blown saves. Arizona has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 29 save opportunities and they have come away with 17 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 74 times in high leverage situations and also on 77 occasions with base runners. Arizona relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 46.2% out of 104 inherited runners. They sit at 21st in the league with a save rate of 58.6%, and they have dispatched 262 relievers onto the field for the year.

Out of their 6,525 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (26th in the majors). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 79 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (2nd in baseball). The Diamondbacks have recorded 755 assists, 36 errors and have a tally of 2,175 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his MLB career, Pfaadt has conceded 199 base knocks and he has 180 K's in 193 frames. Pfaadt (6-15 career mark) has a 5.08 ERA while surrendering 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 109 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.290 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.60 and he has gone up against 823 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland (+160)

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