Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers Prediction & Betting Tips 9/7/2024

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From Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, we have the Tigers and Athletics facing off in an AL matchup. This one gets started at 4:07 PM ET and is being televised by BSDET. The Athletics are the slight money line favorites, with their odds sitting at -121 compared to the Tigers at +102. The over/under line is currently at 8 runs.

Brant Hurter will start for the Tigers, and he is facing off against Brady Basso. The Tigers are 71-71 this season, while the Athletics are 62-80, putting them in 4th place in the AL Central and AL West, respectively.

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Oakland Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers Trends and Key Stats

• The Tigers are 2-3 across their last five road games. They have gone 3-2 vs. the runline.
• On the opposing side, the Athletics have a 2-3 (SU) record, along with a 4-1 record in their last five home contests.
• In their last ten games as the favorite, the Athletics have a record of 7-3 straight-up, and have gone 3-7 against the runline.
• When playing as the underdog, the Tigers have won 4-6 of their previous ten games straight-up, while going 5-5 against the runline.

Oakland rallied for two runs in the 11th inning in the most recent game of this series. The A’s scored one run in the 1st inning but didn’t score another run until putting up two in the top of the 11th, picking up a 7-6 win over the Tigers. Heading into the game, the A’s were at +134 on the money line.

Detroit wasted a good outing from Tarik Skubal, as he gave up just two earned runs in 5 2/3 innings of work. Beau Brieske took the loss for the Tigers out of the bullpen. Grant Holman got the win for the A’s out of the bullpen as Mitch Spence went just 4 1/3 innings, giving up one earned run.

Riley Greene went 4/6 with a home run, but it came in a losing effort for the Tigers. Seth Brown hit the game’s only other home run while going 2/2 with three RBIs.

Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers Prediction

Detroit is at an even 71-71 overall as they take on the Athletics today. The Tigers are 10.5 games behind the Guardians for the AL Central lead, and they are 4th in the division. So far, they have gone 24-22 in AL Central matchups this year.

At home, the Tigers are just above .500 at 35-34 this season. They have been slightly better on the road, coming in with a record of 36-37. As the underdog, Detroit is 39-48 this year, and they are 32-23 when favored. The Tigers’ overall series record is 20-20-5, and they are 0-1 in this series vs. the Athletics.

When it comes to the run line, the Detroit Tigers have been a solid bet overall this season, posting a 74-68 record. They have been especially good on the road, going 45-28 against the run line. The Tigers have been a profitable play as an underdog, going 55-32 against the run line in those games. Their average run margin in winning games is +3.6, while in losing games, it drops to -3.4.

The Detroit Tigers are on the road against the Oakland Athletics today. The over/under line for the game is set at 8 runs. The Tigers have played in 134 games this season, and their combined run average is 8.3. Their over/under record for the season is 71-67. When the over/under line has been set at 8 runs, their record is 16-17-2. So far this season, 51 of their games have had over/under lines set higher than 8 runs, which accounts for 35.9% of their games. On the other hand, 56 games have had over/under lines set lower than 8 runs, which accounts for 39.4% of their games.

Detroit is sending left-hander Brant Hurter to the mound today as he faces the Athletics on the road. Hurter has made one start and six appearances this season, coming out of the bullpen for his last three outings. He has a record of 3-1 and an ERA of 3.25. Hurter’s WHIP for the season is currently .94. In his 27 2/3 innings of work, Hurter has a strikeouts-per-nine-innings figure of 8.46. The last time he pitched, Hurter picked up the win, going five innings out of the bullpen and giving up one earned run. He has won each of his last three outings.

The Tigers offense has been below average this season, averaging just 4.2 runs per game, which is 21st in the league. They have been slightly better on the road, averaging 4.3 runs per game. As a team, the Tigers are batting just .233 and have the 21st on-base percentage and 20th slugging percentage in the league. Detroit’s collective OPS of .683 is also just 23rd in the MLB.

Riley Greene comes into the game as the Tigers’ top power threat, with 20 homers this season, and he also leads the team with 60 RBIs. Greene is batting .260, and his on-base percentage of .353 is the best on the team. Matt Vierling is 2nd on the team with 16 homers and has a batting average of .258. Over his last seven games, Zach McKinstry is hitting .429, and Spencer Torkelson has two homers in his last nine games, but is batting just .182 in that stretch.

The Athletics are 62-80 overall and trail the Astros by 14.5 games in the AL West. So far, they have gone 19-24 in divisional matchups. Oakland is at home today, where they are 36-37 this year. They have really struggled on the road, going 26-43.

So far, Oakland has been the favorite in 15 games, going 11-4 in those contests. As the underdog, the Athletics are 51-76 this year. Oakland’s overall series record is 17-23-5, and they are currently winning their series vs. the Tigers.

The Athletics have a run line record of 78-64 this season, with a run line record of 40-33 at home. They have an average run margin of -0.6 runs per game, with a scoring margin of -0.4 runs per game at home and -0.8 runs per game on the road. They are 38-31 against the run line on the road and 6-9 as the favorite.

The Oakland Athletics are playing host to the Detroit Tigers today, and the over/under line for the game is set at 8 runs. The combined run average for A’s games this season is 8.8 runs per game, and their over/under record is 66-74. When the over/under line is set at 8 runs, their record is 17-15-1. So far this season, 49.3% of their games have had over/under lines set at 8 runs or higher, and they are currently on a three-game over streak.

Brady Basso will be making his first start of the season for the Athletics, as he has made three appearances out of the bullpen so far. In his last outing, he went 2 innings and gave up 2 runs on 3 hits. He also has a 1/1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and has given up a home run in each of his first two outings.

For the season, the Athletics are averaging 4.1 runs per game, which is 25th in the league. However, they do come into the game with the 4th most home runs in the league. As a team, they are batting just .234, which is 17th in the league, and are also near the bottom of the league in strikeouts. Oakland’s team on-base percentage of .304 is also below the league average.

Designated hitter Brent Rooker has been on a tear of late, going 17/34 in his last eight games with four homers and 11 RBIs. Rooker’s 99 RBIs are 4th in the league, and he also leads the Athletics with 35 homers. Catcher Shea Langeliers is 2nd on the team with 25 homers but is batting just .221 for the season.

Our prediction for today’s Tigers vs. Athletics matchup is to take the Athletics on the money line at -121. We actually have the Athletics winning this one by a score of 6-5, so there is some value in taking the Athletics to win straight up.

Looking at the starting pitchers, Brant Hurter is projected to go 16th in terms of innings pitched among today’s starters, and we have him finishing with five strikeouts. If you’re looking at Hurter’s chances of picking up a win, he comes in at seventh.

Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers Betting Tips

• Take the Athletics on the moneyline
• On the run line we like the Tigers (+1.5)
• Projecting a combined 11 runs, we like the over

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