The San Francisco Giants are visiting the Athletics on Sunday, July 6^th at the Sutter Health Park in the third game of this series, with both teams being tied 1-1 wins. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Francisco Giants vs Athletics Prediction. We will examine:
The Athletics recent form and player performance
The San Francisco Giants recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Athletics
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the San Francisco Giants
Recent betting trends in games played between the San Francisco Giants vs Athletics
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the San Francisco Giants vs Athletics game

Athletics Preview

The Athletics have a 37-54 record this season and are sitting on the last place of the AL West. The Athletics have a 16-28 home record and are 48-38 in over/under They are coming off a 2-7 home defeat by the Giants, and are 3-2 in their last 5 games. Over is 4-2 in their last 6 games and are playing the Braves and the Blue Jays next.

The Athletics have a .249 batting average this season, .316 OBP and .413 Slugging percentage. Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.32 ERA and 1.47 WHIP. Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics with 109 hits and he is the team’s best hitter with a .333 batting average. Brent Rooker leads the team with 48 RBI, and a team-high 18 home runs.

Jacob Lopez (L) is the projected starter for the Athletics, and he has a 2-4 record, 3.88 ERA and 1.34 WHIP.

San Francisco Giants Preview

The San Francisco Giants have a 48-42 record this season and are sitting on the third place of the NL West. They have a 23-25 road record and are 42-46 in over/under. They are coming off a 7-2 road victory over the A’s, and are 3-1 in their last 4 games. Over is 4-1 in their last 5 games, and are playing the Phillies and the Dodgers next.

The Giants have a .231 batting average this season, .311 OBP and .373 Slugging percentage. San Francisco’s pitching staff has a 3.45 ERA and 1.24 WHIP.  Heliot Ramos leads the Giants with 92 hits and is the team’s best hitter, with a .274 batting average, adding a team-high 14 home runs. Wilmer Flores leads the team in RBI with 55.

Hayden Birdsong (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Giants, and he has a 3-3 record, 4.30 ERA and 1.40 WHIP.

Why the Athletics will win

The Giants have lost each of their last six games against American League opponents following a road win.
The Athletics have won each of their last six games as favorites against NL West opponents following a loss.
The Giants have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games against the Athletics following a win.
The Athletics have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against National League opponents following a home loss.
The Giants have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs.

Why the San Francisco Giants will win

The Athletics have lost each of their last five games as favorites.
The Giants have won eight of their last nine games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight games as home favorites.
The Giants have covered the run line in each of their last 12 Sunday games as underdogs.
The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six games as home favorites against National League opponents.
The Athletics have lost the first inning in three of their last four games as home favorites against NL West opponents.
The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in five of their last six games as home favorites against National League opponents.

Total Runs Facts

Each of the Giants’ last six night games as underdogs have gone OVER the total runs line.
Each of the Athletics’ last four home games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Giants’ last seven night games against American League opponents.
The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last six games against National League opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

The Athletics rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (133).
The Athletics rank 29th in the league for ERA this season (5.32).
The Giants rank T1st in the league for home runs allowed this season (77).
The Giants rank 2nd in the league for ERA this season (3.45).

San Francisco Giants vs Athletics Prediction

The Giants are 5-1 in their last 6 overall meetings against the A’s, but the A’s are 4-2 in their last 6 home meetings against the Giants. Under is 7-2 in their last 9 meetings.
In this San Francisco Giants vs Athletics Prediction, the Athletics are coming as -120 home favorites. The Giants have a better overall record, and have by far more away wins than the A’s have at home. The Giants also have the best bullpen in the league, so the it feels like the A’s are being overvalued in this spot. But the Giants are terrible against lefties, while the A’s are better against righties, and Lopez has a 2.74 home ERA for the Athletics. I will exclude the A’s terrible bullpen and take them on the first 5 on the moneyline in this one.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Athletics F5 ML