The Athletics and the New York Yankees meet Saturday in MLB action from Yankee Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Athletics vs. New York Yankees prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Athletics will send out JP Sears for the start here and Sears is 5-7 with a 5.44 ERA and 63 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Yankees, Sears is 0-3 with a 6.04 ERA and 26 strikeouts. Clarke Schmidt will get the start for the Yankees here and is 4-3 with a 2.84 ERA and 65 strikeouts this season. In his career, Schmidt is 3-1 with a 5.14 ERA and 23 strikeouts against the Athletics.

Athletics Recap

The Athletics come into this game looking to shake off their 3-0 loss at the hands of the Yankees in Friday’s series opener to slip to 33-51 on the year. After this series, the Athletics will head to Tampa Bay for a series against the Rays.

Athletics Drop Five Of Their Last Six

Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics with 105 hits, 15 doubles and a .345 batting average while Tyler Soderstrom has 77 hits with 11 doubles, 14 home runs and 45 RBIs this season. Brent Rooker has 88 hits with 16 doubles, 16 home runs and 43 RBIs but also has 75 strikeouts this season while JJ Bleday has 39 hits with 10 doubles and Gio Urshela has 10 doubles. Shea Langeliers has 49 hits with 10 home runs and 27 RBIs while Lawrence Butler’s also chipped in 12 stolen bases and 23 doubles as part of his 79 hits as well as 11 home runs and 32 RBIs.

Why the Athletics will win

The Yankees have lost three of their last four games as favorites following a home win.
The road team has won six of the last eight games between the Athletics and Yankees.
The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine day games following a win.
The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last seven Saturday games as road underdogs against American League opponents.

Athletics Player Prop Facts

JP Sears has recorded seven or more strikeouts in three of his last four road appearances against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
Shea Langeliers has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances against AL opponents.
Brent Rooker has recorded at least one hit in each of the Athletics’ last 10 Saturday day games against opponents that held a winning record.
Brent Rooker has hit a home run in five of the Athletics’ last six Saturday day games against opponents that held a winning record.

New York Yankees Recap

The New York Yankees come into this game looking to add on to their win over the Athletics from Friday’s series opener to sit at 47-34 on the year. After this series, the Yankees will head on the road for a division series against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Yankees Win Back-To-Back Games

Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 108 hits including 28 home runs, 63 RBIs, 19 doubles and a .361 batting average along with 6 stolen bases. Anthony Volpe’s also had 20 doubles with 8 stolen bases, 9 home runs and 44 RBIs while Jasson Dominguez has added 13 doubles of his own. Paul Goldschmidt has 82 hits with 15 doubles and a .288 batting average while Volpe also has 82 strikeouts so far this season. Ben Rice also has 55 hits with 12 doubles, 14 home runs and 29 RBIs while Cody Bellinger has 10 homers with 38 RBIs and Austin Wells has 11 home runs and 45 RBIs with Bellinger logging 14 doubles and Wells chipping in 13 doubles. Trent Grisham also has 15 home runs and 32 RBIs so far this season.

Why the New York Yankees will win

The Athletics have lost 12 of their last 13 road games against teams that held a winning record.
The Yankees have won each of their last seven games against AL West opponents following a win.
The Yankees have covered the run line in six of their last seven games against the Athletics.
The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six games.

New York Yankees Player Prop Facts

Jazz Chisholm has hit a home run in each of the Yankees’ last two games as favorites.
Jazz Chisholm has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 Saturday day appearances against teams that held a losing record.

Total Runs Facts

Each of the Yankees’ last 15 games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Each of the Athletics’ last six games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.

Athletics vs. New York Yankees Prediction

I’m on the Yankees here. I get that this is a hefty price to pass on with a capable Athletics offense and one of their better starters on paper in JP Sears, but the problem here is that Sears has been prone to giving up runs in bunches and the Yankees are one of those teams that does do a good job of hitting left-handed pitching well. The Athletics just don’t have the pop right now to get to the Yankees’ pitching staff and I think we get another sizeable win for New York here. Give me the Yankees.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: New York Yankees -1.5