Marlins vs Athletics Betting Odds
When: August 22, 2022, at 9:40 p.m. EDT
Venue: Oakland Coliseum โ Oakland, CA
Marlins vs Athletics Betting Preview
An interleague battle begins Monday night when the Miami Marlins (52-69, 27-36 away) visit the Oakland Athletics (45-77, 19-39 home). Miami is not a good baseball team, and Oakland is even worse, so both teams are looking ahead to next season. This game will air live on ESPN+.
Jesus Aguilar is the entire Marlins offense as he leads the team with a .236 batting average, 15 home runs and 48 RBIs. Miami is hitting .232 and the pitching staff has combined for a 3.88 ERA and 1.27 WHIP.
Sean Murphy has been the catalyst for Oakland as he leads the team with a .253 batting average and 53 RBIs. Seth Brown has a team high 17 home runs. The Athletics are batting .216 and the pitchers have recorded a 4.30 ERA and 1.31 WHIP.
Marlins vs Athletics Pick & Prediction
Marlins
- The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Miami’s last 19 games.
- Miami are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami’s last 9 games on the road.
- Miami are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games against an opponent in the American League.
- Miami are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games played in August.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami’s last 5 games played on a Monday.
Athletics
- Oakland are 4-11 SU in their last 15 games.
- Oakland are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games at home.
- Oakland are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the National League.
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland’s last 9 games against an opponent in the National League East Division division.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland’s last 5 games played on a Monday when at home.
Marlins vs Athletics Pick & Prediction
Last time out, Miami was swept in Los Angeles after losing 10-3 Sunday. The Dodgers scored in each of the first four innings, six runs total, and ran away from the Marlins early. Lewin Diaz went 2-4 with one home run, one double, two RBIs and one run scored in the loss. Ryan Pepiot improved to 2-0 and Sandy Alcantara fell to 11-6 on the season.
Oakland won their home series against Seattle with a 5-3 win on Sunday. The Athletics jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two innings and were able to hold off the Mariners the final seven innings. Shea Langeliers went 3-4 with one triple, one double, one RBI and one run scored in the win. JP Sears improved to 5-0, Luis Castillo fell to 5-5 and Austin Pruitt saved his first game of the season.
Pitching Matchup: Pablo Lopez (7-8, 3.83 ERA, 1.17 WHIP) vs Adam Oller (2-5, 6.63 ERA, 1.69 WHIP)
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