Pick details
| MATCHUP | Oakland Athletics | New York Yankees |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 4-7 | 8-3 |
| Spread | +1.5 -118 | -1.5 -102 |
| Moneyline | +184 | -226 |
| Total | Over 8 (-112) | Under 8 (-108) |
| Where | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York | |
| When | Thursday, April 9, 2026 | |
| Time | 01:35 PM EDT | |
| TV | MLB.TV | |
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 4-7 on the year and play the Rangers and Mets next. The Athletics are batting. 226 on the season, have a .296 OBP, and have a .355 slugging percentage. The Athletics pitching staff has a 5.20 ERA and a 1.71 WHIP. Max Muncy leads the Athletics with 13 hits and 5 RBI while Jacob Wilson and Shea Langeliers have combined for 22 hits and 11 RBI.
Jeffrey Springs gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 1-0 with a 2.38 ERA and 9 strikeouts this season. Springs is 2-1 with a 2.03 ERA and 30 strikeouts in his career against the New York Yankees.
New York Yankees Betting Preview
The New York Yankees are 8-3 on the year and play the Angels and Rays next. The New York Yankees are batting .218 on the season and have a .330 OBP, and a .365 slugging percentage. The New York Yankees pitching staff has a 2.47 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. Giancarlo Stanton leads the New York Yankees with 14 hits and 7 RBI while Ben Rice and Aaron Judge have combined for 21 hits and 18 RBI.
Ryan Weathers gets the ball for the New York Yankees, and he is 0-0 with a 4.50 ERA and 11 strikeouts this season. This will be Weathers’ second career game against the Athletics.
Why the New York Yankees will win
- The Yankees have won each of their last eight home games against the Athletics following a loss.
- The Athletics have lost each of their last six games against the Yankees following a road win.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five games following a win.
- The Yankees have covered the run line in each of their last four games following a loss.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four road day games.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four road day games.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Athletics have won three of their last four games as underdogs.
- The Yankees have lost three of their last four games as home favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last seven Thursday road games against AL East opponents.
- The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in three of their last four games as home favorites against AL West opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Five of the Athletics’ last six road games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Yankees’ last three day games against American League opponents has gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Yankees’ last five day games at Yankee Stadium.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in four of the Athletics’ last five games as underdogs.
New York Yankees Player Prop Facts
- Aaron Judge has hit a home run in each of the Yankees’ last two day games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Cody Bellinger has recorded at least one hit in each of the Yankees’ last eight games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Shea Langeliers has hit at least one home run in four of the Athletics’ last eight road games.
- Jeff McNeil has recorded two hits in each of his last three appearances against the Yankees.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Yankees rank 1st in the league for hits allowed this season (74).
- The Yankees rank 1st in the league for runs allowed this season (28).
- The Athletics rank 27th in the league for strikeouts against this season (121).
- The Athletics rank 27th in the league for ERA this season (5.20).
Athletics vs New York Yankees Prediction
The Athletics are starting to show signs of life and Springs has had career success against the Yankees. I still can’t get there. The A’s have had far and away more stinkers than successes so far this season and the Yankees have been a buzzsaw through 11 games. I’m not sure Weathers deserves this sort of respect, but there’s been a gap between these teams. I have to side with the Yankees and I’ll take the RL to shave down the price.


