Yankees vs Athletics Betting Odds
When: August 26, 2022, at 9:40 p.m. EST
Venue: Oakland Coliseum โ Oakland, CA
Yankees vs Athletics Betting Preview
An American League series continues Friday night when the New York Yankees (77-48, 32-28 away) visit the Oakland Athletics (46-80, 20-42 home). New York is plenty ahead in the AL Central and are 3.5 games back of Houston for the best record in the American League. This game will air live on ESPN+.
Aaron Judge should win the AL MVP this season as he leads the Yankees with a .296 batting average, 48 home runs and 106 RBIs. New York is hitting .243 and the pitching staff has combined for a 3.33 ERA and 1.11 WHIP.
Sean Murphy has been the catalyst for Oakland as he leads the team with a .255 batting average and 53 RBIs. Seth Brown has a team high 17 home runs. The Athletics are batting .215 and the pitchers have recorded a 4.34 ERA and 1.31 WHIP.
Yankees vs Athletics Betting Trends
Yankees
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees’ last 6 games.
- NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
- NY Yankees are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games against Oakland.
- NY Yankees are 3-9 SU in their last 12 games on the road.
- NY Yankees are 4-11 SU in their last 15 games when playing on the road against Oakland.
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees’ last 11 games against an opponent in the American League.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees’ last 6 games against an opponent in the American League West Division.
Athletics
- Oakland are 5-14 SU in their last 19 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oakland’s last 15 games against NY Yankees.
- Oakland are 3-9 SU in their last 12 games at home.
- Oakland are 11-4 SU in their last 15 games when playing at home against NY Yankees.
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland’s last 5 games against an opponent in the American League.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland’s last 6 games against an opponent in the American League East Division.
Yankees vs Athletics Pick & Prediction
Last time out, New York got this series started with a 13-4-win Thursday. The Yankees have scored four runs in the second and third innings to blow this game wide open early. New York outhit Oakalnd20-8 in this one.
Josh Donaldson went 3-5 with two doubles, one walk, three RBIs and four runs scored in the win. Shea Langeliers went 3-4 with one home run, two RBIs and one run scored in the loss. Jameson Taillon improved to 12-4 and James Kaprielian fell to 3-8 on the season.
Pitching Matchup: Gerrit Cole (9-6, 3.41 ERA, 1.03 WHIP) vs JP Sears (5-0, 1.93 ERA, 0.96 WHIP)
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