Yankees vs Athletics Prediction & MLB Odds For Saturday, September 21st

Carlos Rodon will get the start for the Yankees on Saturday, as they are hosting the Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA. New York is currently 1st in the AL East with a record of 90-64, while the Athletics are 4th in the AL West at 67-87.

New York is favored on the money line, with their odds sitting at -178 compared to the Athletics at +151. Saturday’s over/under line is at 8 runs, and the game will be televised on YES. First pitch is set for 9:07 PM ET.

Betting Odds & Lines for this Game

• Spread: Yankees -1.5 (-105) | Athletics 1.5 (-116)
• Total: 8
• MoneyLine: Yankees -178 | Athletics +151

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Yankees vs. Athletics Prediction: Moneyline

New York rallied for three runs in the 10th inning in the most recent game of this Yankees vs. Athletics series. The Yankees scored one run in the 1st inning but didn’t score another run until putting up three in the top of the 10th, picking up a 4-2 win. Heading into the game, the Yankees were favored at -189 on the money line.

Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and picked up a win, going nine innings and giving up just one run. He finished the game with seven strikeouts but issued one walk. As for the Athletics, J.T. Ginn gave up just one run in five innings of work but took the loss.

Anthony Volpe was the difference for the Yankees, as he homered twice, scored three times, and finished with two RBIs. Luke Weaver got the save for New York out of the bullpen. Oakland’s offense was led by Matt Olson, who went 2/4 with a home run.

The Yankees are 90-64 overall and lead the AL East by four games over the Orioles. New York is on a four-game winning streak as the favorite, and they are 7-3 across their last ten games overall. This season, the Yankees are 25-24 against other AL East teams.

At home, the Yankees are 42-33 this year and have gone 48-31 on the road. So far this year, they have been good as the favorite, going 72-56, and they are 31-25 as the favorite on the road. New York’s overall series record is 29-16-4, and they have won four straight series overall and two straight on the road.

Oakland comes into today’s game vs. the Yankees at 67-87 overall, putting them 4th in the AL West. They are 17 games behind the Astros for the division lead. So far, they have gone 21-25 against other teams in the AL West. The Athletics have struggled at home this year, going 36-40, and they are 31-47 on the road.

This season, the Athletics have been the underdog in most of their games, and they are 55-80 in those matchups. As for their games as the favorite, Oakland is 12-7. They have dropped three straight at home, and their overall record is 19-25-5 in series this year.

Yankees vs. Athletics Prediction: Over/Under

The Yankees have been involved in high-scoring games this season, with a combined run average of 9.1. Their over/under record is 80-69, and their games have averaged a line of 9 runs. When the line is set at 8 runs, they have gone 10-16-2. Their games have had an over/under line set at 8 runs 105 times this season, which is 68.2% of their games. They have gone under the total in their last three games.

Heading into today’s game, the Yankees are 3rd in scoring at 5 runs per game and have been even better on the road, averaging 5.2 runs per contest. As a team, they are 2nd in home runs and have the league’s top two home run hitters in Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. Judge has 53 homers and is batting .319, while Soto is batting .288 with 40 homers.

Over his last six games, Judge has gone 5/19 with a homer and six RBIs, while Soto has also homered in this stretch, going 5/16. DJ LeMahieu is on a five-game hitting streak and is batting .284 for the season.

The Oakland Athletics have an over/under record of 72-80 this season, and their games have had an average combined run total of 8.7. When the over/under line has been set at 8 runs, they have gone 19-18-1. Overall, 48.1% of their games have had over/under lines set at 8 or higher, while 27.3% have had lines set at 7.5 or lower. Today’s over/under line for their game against the New York Yankees is set at 8 runs.

For the season, the Athletics are 26th in the league in runs scored, averaging 4 runs per contest. As a team, they are batting just .234, which is 16th in the league. However, they do have the 7th most home runs in the league and have the 10th best isolated power mark in the league. Oakland has been led by Brent Rooker, who is hitting .302 for the season with 38 homers and 110 RBIs, which is 3rd in the league.

Rooker has also been swinging a hot bat of late, going 6/19 with two homers over his last five games. Shea Langeliers has also homered three times in his last five games, while going 5/17 in that stretch. Langeliers is batting just .220 for the season.

Yankees vs. Athletics Prediction: Spread

When the Yankees are on the road, they have been a good bet to cover the run line, going 47-32 this season. They have covered in their last two road games, and their average run differential is +1.3 runs per game. They have been a run line underdog just 26 times this season, but they have covered 22 of those games.

Left-hander Carlos Rodón gets the start for the Yankees today as he faces the Athletics on the road. He has made 30 starts this year and has a record of 15-9 with an ERA of 4.12. Rodón’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.22. In his 30 appearances, he has turned in 15 quality starts and is averaging 10.23 strikeouts per nine innings. Rodón’s most recent outing came on September 15th, where he picked up the win, going 5 1/3 innings and giving up two earned runs on six hits. Before that, he had gone three straight outings without giving up a homer.

When it comes to the run line, the A’s have been a solid bet this season, going 84-70 overall. They have been especially good on the road, going 43-35 against the run line, while at home, they are 41-35. They have been an underdog in most games, going 77-58 against the run line in those games. When they are the favorite, they are just 7-12 against the run line.

JP Sears gets the start for the Athletics today and is coming off a rough outing vs. the White Sox. In that start, which came on September 15th, he took the loss, going 6 innings and giving up 4 earned runs. Looking back over his last three outings, Sears has given up at least one homer in each start. Sears’ overall record this season is 11-11, and he has an ERA of 4.24. Opponents are batting .243 off the left-hander this season. Sears’ ERA at home is 8.1 compared to 3.91 on the road.

Yankees vs. Athletics Pick: Athletics ML +151

Our prediction for this Yankees vs. Athletics matchup is to take the Athletics on the money line, with a payout of +151. We have the final score at 6-5 in favor of the Athletics, and with the payout, there is a lot of value in taking them to win outright.

Looking at the starting pitchers, we have Carlos Rodon finishing with seven strikeouts, which is the highest projection among starters. As for JP Sears, he is projected to finish with four strikeouts, which has him towards the bottom of the league in terms of K’s.