San Francisco Giants vs Oakland Athletics Prediction MLB Picks 8/17/24

Oakland Athletics Betting Preview

The Oakland Athletics are 52-70 this season and they have won four of their last five games. Oakland is coming off of a series win against the Mets, where they won two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Athletics won two out of three against the Blue Jays, won two out of three against the White Sox, and lost two out of three against the Dodgers. Oakland is 6-3 in their last nine games and they are last in the AL West. 

The Oakland pitching staff has a 4.35 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and a .253 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 498 runs with a .232 batting average and a .305 on base percentage. JJ Bleday is batting .249 with 15 home runs and 45 RBI’s for the Athletics this season. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for San Francisco is Hayden Birdsong, who is 3-2 with a 5.40 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP over 36.2 innings pitched this year. Birdsong has allowed 12 earned runs in his last two starts against Washington and Detroit (6.1 IP). The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is Osvaldo Bido, who is 3-3 with a 3.92 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP over 39.0 innings pitched this season. Bido has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last four starts. 

Why the Athletics will beat the Giants

• The Giants have lost each of their last four games as favorites against AL West opponents following a home win.
• The underdogs have won four of the Athletics' last five games.
• The Giants have failed to cover the run line in 15 of their last 16 games against American League opponents following a home win.
• The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the last four games between the Giants and Athletics.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Athletics' last four home games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Six of the Giants' last seven games against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.

Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts

• Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 11 appearances after not playing the previous day.
• Shea Langeliers has scored a run in each of his last four home appearances after not playing the previous day.
• Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances after not playing the previous day.
• Brent Rooker has hit a home run in three of the Athletics' last four games as home underdogs against NL West opponents.
• Brent Rooker has recorded at least one RBI in eight of his last 10 appearances in day games.
• JJ Bleday has recorded at least one Single in each of the Athletics' last seven games as underdogs against NL opponents.

San Francisco Giants Player Prop Facts

• Michael Conforto has recorded at least one hit in each of the Giants' last six road games.
• Matt Chapman has recorded at least one total base in each of his last six road appearances against AL West opponents.
• Michael Conforto has scored at least one run in five of the Giants' last six road games.
• Matt Chapman has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances against the Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
• Matt Chapman has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Giants' last six road games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Heliot Ramos has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight road appearances.

San Francisco Giants vs Oakland Athletics Prediction 

Oakland comes into this series playing well over the last two weeks and they play their best baseball at home, where they are 29-30 this year. San Francisco is coming off of a disappointing series at home against the Braves, and they are just 26-35 on the road. The Giants are starting Birdsong, who was pitching very well, but has been awful in his last two starts. Oakland is going with Bido, who has been very strong in three of his last four outings. Oakland has been pretty solid at home this year and I don’t like the direction that Birdsong is heading, so my San Francisco Giants vs Oakland Athletics prediction is for the Athletics to win.