St. Louis Cardinals vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 4/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (-168) Oakland (+142)

The Oakland Athletics (7-9) are hosting the St. Louis Cardinals (7-9) at Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Cardinals at -168 and the Athletics are at +142. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Lance Lynn and JP Sears.

St. Louis is slugging .366 and have struck out 137 times, while being walked on 44 occasions. They have amassed 57 runs batted in and 122 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate is at .230. The Cardinals have compiled 23 doubles as a team and have hit 13 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 61 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .298. As a squad, the St. Louis Cardinals are putting up 3.8 runs per outing, which puts them at 21st in the league.

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The Cardinals have an earned run average of 3.92 on the season (15th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 133 batters. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 20 home runs in addition to 70 total runs (15th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 47 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.26 as a team so far this season. St. Louis has surrendered 138 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 61 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.83 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.32.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 75.0% and has come into the game in 23 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 21 base runners over the course of the season and 38.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Cardinals pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 16 times in addition to having 11 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 51 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have 15 holds on the season (1st in MLB). They have 6 saves for the season and have blown 2 out of their 8 chances to save the game.

The Cardinals have converted 68.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,260 innings on the field, which ranks them 21st in the majors. The St. Louis Cardinals have 420 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 144 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which ranks 10th in the majors, and they have turned 20 double plays.

Lynn has thrown 1,902 innings and has accounted for 1,924 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Lynn (136-95 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.80 while he has gone up against 8,070 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.73 (788 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.273. He has given up 1,756 hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 666 walks.

The Athletics hold a team SLG% of .333 and they have an average of 2.94 runs per contest (29th in baseball). They have recorded 18 doubles, while getting a free base 49 times and scoring 47 runs. Oakland has 14 home runs on the campaign and 46 RBIs. They have struck out on 170 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have recorded 110 hits. The Oakland Athletics hold a team on-base percentage of .280 and a batting average of .208 on the season.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.372 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.76 as a team for the year. They rank 26th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 143. The Oakland pitching staff have allowed 69 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.85 (62 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.80 (125 strikeouts vs 56 walks). They have allowed 9 homers and they give up 4.28 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Oakland has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 6 save opportunities and they have earned 3 saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in MLB with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 52 relievers onto the diamond so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 22 times in high leverage situations and also on 15 occasions with runners on base. Oakland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 18.8% of 16 inherited base runners. Sitting with 17 save situations, the Athletics have 11 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

In their 1,305 innings played, the Athletics hold a efficiency on defense of 65.8% (28th in professional baseball). The Oakland Athletics have turned 23 double plays and have a fielding rate of .973 (29th in professional baseball). The Athletics have racked up 151 assists, 16 errors and have accumulated 435 putouts on the season.

Sears (12-18 career record) holds a 4.40 ERA while giving up 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.67 and he has gone up against 1,089 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 126 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.267 and a FIP of 4.9. So far in his MLB career, Sears has given up 245 base hits while he has totaled 219 strikeouts in 258 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (+142)

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