Yankees vs Athletics Prediction & MLB Odds For Friday, September 20th

At 9:40 PM ET, the Yankees and Athletics face off in an AL matchup. This one is taking place at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, and the Athletics are on a two-game winning streak. However, they are the +166 money line underdogs for Friday’s game. The Yankees are 1st in the AL East with a record of 89-64.

New York will send Gerrit Cole to the mound, while the Athletics are starting J.T. Ginn. The money line odds have the Yankees as the favorites, with their odds sitting at -198 compared to the Athletics at +166. Friday’s over/under line is at 8 runs, and NSPCA is carrying the game on TV.

Betting Odds & Lines for this Game

• Spread: Yankees -1.5 (-116) | Athletics 1.5 (-105)
• Total: 8
• MoneyLine: Yankees -198 | Athletics +166

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Yankees vs. Athletics Prediction: Moneyline

The Yankees will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Mariners with a 3-2 loss. New York was the +104 underdog on the road going into this matchup. Things started off well for the Yankees, as they got on the board with two runs in the 3rd inning but couldn’t hold the lead. The Mariners scored three runs in the bottom of the first to pick up the win.

Clarke Schmidt got the start for the Yankees and took the loss. He only lasted five innings, giving up six hits and issuing three walks. The Yankees’s offense scored their only two runs on a Jazz Chisholm Jr. homer in the 3rd.

The Yankees head into today’s road matchup vs. the Athletics with an overall record of 89-64, which has them leading the AL East by four games over the Orioles. New York’s overall record is 25-24 in the AL East this season. The Yankees have won three straight games as the favorite, and they are 71-56 when favored this season.

At home, the Yankees are 42-33 this season, and they have been really good on the road at 47-31. New York has won four straight series, and their overall series record is 29-16-4 this season. They are also 2-0 in series on the road.

The Athletics wrapped up their series vs. the Cubs with a 5-3 win on the road. Oakland was the +153 underdog going into this matchup. Things started off well for the Athletics, as they got on the board with a run in the 4th inning and added another run in the 7th. The Cubs pulled to within one run with a 3rd inning rally but couldn Athletics scored two insurance runs in the 8th to close things out.

Brady Basso got the start for the Athletics and picked up the win. He went 4 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on six hits. Oakland’s offense was carried by Tyler Soderstrom, who went 2/4 with a homer and two RBIs.

The Athletics are 67-86 overall, putting them 4th in the AL West, 16 games behind the Astros for the division lead. They will take on the Yankees at home today, having won two straight games. Oakland closed out their series vs. the Cubs with a win and have gone 5-5 across their last 10 games.

At home, the Athletics are 36-39 this season, and they are 31-47 on the road. As the underdog, the Athletics are 55-79 this year and 12-7 when favored. So far this season, their series record is 19-25-5.

Yankees vs. Athletics Prediction: Over/Under

The New York Yankees are on the road today against the Oakland Athletics. The over/under line for the game is set at 8 runs, which is below their season average of 9.1 combined runs per game. The Yankees have hit the under in 10 of 28 games with an over/under line of 8 runs this season, and the under has hit in their last two games.

Not only do the Yankees lead the league in home runs, but they are also one of the top offenses in terms of scoring, averaging 5 runs per game. They have been even better on the road, averaging 5.2 runs per contest. As a team, they are batting .248 and have the league’s top on-base percentage, while also ranking 4th in slugging and 3rd in isolated power.

Aaron Judge has been on a tear of late, going 8/23 in his last seven games, with two homers and 10 RBIs. For the season, he is batting .321 with a league-leading 53 homers and 136 RBIs. Juan Soto has also been a big run producer for the Yankees, with 103 RBIs to go along with his 40 homers.

Today’s game between the Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees has an over/under line of 8 runs. The combined run average for Athletics games this season is 8.7 runs, and their over/under record is 72-79. When the line is set at 8 runs, their record is 19-18-1. Overall, 74 of their games have had over/under lines set higher than 8 runs, accounting for 48.4% of their contests.

The Athletics offense is 26th in the league in runs scored this season, averaging 4 runs per game. This is despite the fact that they are 6th in the league in home runs and have a team batting average of .235. One of the reasons for their struggles is that they are near the bottom of the league in strikeouts and have a collective on-base percentage of just .304.

Brent Rooker has been one of the league’s top hitters this season, batting .304 with 38 homers and 110 RBIs. He has been even better of late, going 13/33 in his last eight games with three homers. Shea Langeliers has also been a big power threat for the A’s, but he is batting just .220 for the year and has struggled of late, going 4/24 in his last eight games.

Yankees vs. Athletics Prediction: Spread

When the Yankees win, they win big, with an average run margin of 4.1 runs per game. But when they lose, they lose big, with an average run margin of -3.6 runs per game. Overall, they have a run line record of 79-74, and they have been a better bet on the run line on the road (46-32) than at home (33-42).

New York is sending right-hander Gerrit Cole to the mound today as he faces the Athletics on the road. Cole has made 15 starts this season and has a record of 6-5 with a 3.97 ERA. In his last outing, he took the loss, going 4 1/3 innings and giving up seven earned runs to the Red Sox. Before that, he had pitched well, allowing one earned run in back-to-back outings. Cole’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.27, and opponents are batting .232 off him this year. The right-hander has a BB/9 figure of 3.06 compared to 9.87 strikeouts per nine innings.

When it comes to run-line betting, the A’s have been a solid play this season, posting a mark of 84-69. They’ve been especially good as the underdog, going 77-57 against the run line. However, they’ve struggled to cover the run line as the favorite, going just 7-12. Their average run differential on the season is -0.6 runs per game.

J.T. Ginn is looking to bounce back from a rough outing vs. the White Sox, where he gave up three earned runs in four innings of work. In that outing, he gave up one homer. Against the Tigers on September 8th, he also gave up three earned runs and took the loss. Ginn has made one quality start this year and has a record of 0-1 with an ERA of 4.94. His ERA at home is 3.45 compared to 6.98 on the road. Overall, he has a WHIP of 1.39 and is averaging 8.75 strikeouts per nine innings.

Yankees vs. Athletics Pick: Athletics ML +166

With the Athletics at home and a money line payout of +166, we really like their chances to pick up a win over the Yankees. Our predicted final score is 5-4 in favor of the Athletics, giving us a lot of value in picking them straight up.

Looking at the starting pitchers, we have Gerrit Cole finishing with around seven strikeouts, which is fifth-best among starters today. As for J.T. Ginn, we have him ending the game with six strikeouts, which would have him 12th among starters.