Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees

Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+188) New York (-225)

The Oakland Athletics (9-15) are en route to Yankee Stadium on Thursday where they will try to beat the New York Yankees (16-8). The odds on this game have the Athletics at +188 and the Yankees open at -225. The total is 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Alex Wood and Nestor Cortes Jr.

Oakland has a slugging % of .342 and have struck out 242 times, while being walked on 73 occasions. They have compiled 67 RBI's and 160 hits so far this year, and their team batting average comes in at .204. The Athletics have tallied 25 doubles as a team and have knocked 25 balls out of the park. They have a total of 68 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .277. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are notching 2.8 runs per contest, which has them at 29th in MLB.

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The Athletics have a team ERA of 4.01 this year (17th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 186 batters. Athletics pitchers have conceded 14 home runs in addition to 104 runs (17th in MLB). They have walked 80 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.66 as a squad on the year. Oakland has relinquished 199 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 95 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31.

Athletics pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 21 times in addition to having 27 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 14 holds over the course of the season (12th in the league). The Athletics bullpen have a save percentage of 55.6% and has come into the game in 23 save situations. They have recorded 5 saves on the season and have blown 4 of their 9 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 27 runners this year with 22.2% of them crossed home plate. The Athletics have dispatched 73 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Oakland Athletics have notched a total of 639 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 217 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .979 which ranks 27th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 31 double plays. The Athletics have converted 67.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,917 innings on the field, ranking them 26th in pro baseball.

Wood (76-67 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.64 while facing 5,223 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,193 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 366 walks. His ERA is 3.81 (525 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.257. Wood has taken the mound for 1,240 frames and has tallied 1,160 strikeouts during his career.

The New York Yankees are sitting with an OBP of .325 and a team batting average of .232 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 188 instances (20th in MLB) and have recorded 181 hits. New York has accounted for 23 home runs so far this year as well as 95 RBIs. The Yankees hold a team SLG% of .363 and they have an average of 4.33 runs per contest (14th in the league). They have put up 33 two-baggers, while walking 103 times as well as recording 104 runs.

The New York pitching staff have allowed 84 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 2.96 (71 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 19 dingers and they give up 3.50 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.235 and have a FIP of 3.80 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (205 strikeouts against 89 free passes). They rank 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 178.

Sitting with 30 save situations, the Yankees have amassed 14 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. New York has had relievers enter the game in 16 save chances and they have come away with 13 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 35 times in high leverage situations and also on 29 occasions with runners on. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 46.2% out of 39 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 81.3%, and they have dispatched 75 relievers onto the field for the season.

Out of their 1,950 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (11th in baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 19 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .979 (29th in baseball). The Yankees have 216 assists, 19 errors and have amassed 650 putouts so far this year.

During his MLB career, Cortes Jr has surrendered 365 base knocks while he has accumulated 441 punch outs in 422 innings pitched. Cortes Jr (25-12 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.79 earned run average while allowing 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has given up 178 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.162 and a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 3.50 and he has gone up against 1,741 batters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-225)

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