Oakland Athletics (55-73) vs Milwaukee Brewers (73-54)
Game Info: Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 4:07 pm (Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum)
Joey Estes (5-6) (4.44) vs Frankie Montas (6-8) (4.57)
Betting Odds: Oakland Athletics +105 / Milwaukee Brewers -125 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Milwaukee Brewers and the Oakland A’s square off Sunday in MLB action from the Oakland Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Milwaukee Brewers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Milwaukee Brewers will send out Frankie Montas here and Montas is 6-8 with a 4.57 ERA and 99 strikeouts this season. This will be Montas’ first career start against Oakland. The Oakland A’s will start Joey Estes here and Estes is 5-6 with a 4.44 ERA and 71 strikeouts this season. This will be Estes’ first career start against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee Brewers Recap
The Milwaukee Brewers will look to complete the sweep after a 9-5 win over the A’s in Saturday’s matchup. The series win for the Brewers helped Milwaukee bounce back from their series loss to the Cardinals to start the week.
Brewers Getting Closer To NL Central Title
William Contreras leads the Brewers with 141 hits including 34 doubles and 74 RBIs along with 17 home runs and a .358 OBP while Rhys Hoskins has 21 home runs with 65 RBIs and Willy Adames has 28 doubles with 22 home runs and 85 RBIs. Brice Turang leads the Brewers with 37 stolen bases while Adames has a team-high 138 strikeouts as well this season. Jackson Chourio’s added 15 homers and 57 RBIs also on the year.
Why the Milwaukee Brewers will win
- The Brewers have won each of their last 12 games against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have lost each of their last eight Sunday home games.
- The Brewers have covered the run line each of their last seven games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight home games against National League opponents after playing the previous day.
Oakland A’s Recap
The Oakland A’s will try to salvage something from this series after a disappointing showing against the Brewers in Saturday’s loss. The series loss gave the A’s back-to-back series losses after falling to the Rays to start the week.
A’s Relishing In Spoiler Role
Brent Rooker leads the A’s with 120 hits and 87 RBIs along with 30 home runs this season while Abraham Toro has 81 hits and 26 RBIs. JJ Bleday has a team-high 33 doubles, 4 triples, 110 hits and 49 RBIs and Toro has a .240 batting average. Rooker also has 138 K’s at the dish this season, while Zack Gelof has the unfortunate title of leading strikeout bat with 147 strikeouts this season. Shea Langeliers has also chipped in 22 home runs and 61 RBIs.
Why the Oakland Athletics will win
- The Athletics have won 11 of their last 14 games as underdogs following a loss.
- The Brewers have lost six of their last eight games as road favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in seven of their last eight day games against NL Central opponents.
- The Brewers have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five day games against teams that held a losing record.
Milwaukee Brewers vs Oakland Athletics Prediction
I’m on the A’s in this one. Milwaukee has clearly flexed some muscle in this series, but I think this is a good spot for the A’s to grab a win back as Estes has been far better at home this season and the A’s have won a lot of his starts at the Coliseum. Frankie Montas had a good start last time out, but I really don’t trust his game and think that Estes might actually be the better starting option here. Give me Oakland.
Chris’s Pick Oakland +105
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo
