Giants vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 17

Updated Aug. 17, 2024 7:00 p.m. ET

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The San Francisco Giants and Michael Conforto will take on the Oakland Athletics and JJ Bleday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Saturday, with the first pitch at 7:07 p.m. ET. Oddsmakers list the Giants as -119 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Athletics +100 moneyline odds. San Francisco is the favorite on the run line (-1.5 with +139 odds). An 8-run over/under has been listed in this matchup.

Here is everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Giants-Athletics game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Giants vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

• When: Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 7:07 p.m. ET
• Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
• How to Watch on TV: NBCS-CA

Giants vs. Athletics Prediction

• Score Prediction: Athletics 6, Giants 5
• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Giants 50%, Athletics 50%

Giants vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• This season, the Giants have been favored 66 times and won 38, or 57.6%, of those games.
• This season San Francisco has won 31 of its 53 games, or 58.5%, when favored by at least -119 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 54.3% chance of a victory for the Giants.
• The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 106 games this year and have walked away with the win 40 times (37.7%) in those games.
• This season, Oakland has come away with a win 35 times in 100 chances when named as an underdog of at least +100 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 50% chance of walking away with the win.

FINAL

SF 0 · OAK 2

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

San Francisco Giants

SF

-1.5

-127

O 7.5

Oakland Athletics

OAK

+1.5

+107

U 7.5

Giants Recent Betting Performance

• The Giants were the moneyline favorite for nine of their last 10 games, and went 5-4 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Giants combined with their opponents to hit the over on the total five times.
• The Giants have a 6-4-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Giants Recent Stats

Giants Player Insights

• Matt Chapman paces the Giants in home runs (19), runs batted in (61) and has put up a team-high batting average of .246.
• Of all batters in MLB, Chapman's home run total ranks him 39th, and his RBI tally puts him 44th.
• Heliot Ramos is hitting .282 with 14 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 29 walks.
• Ramos carries a three-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .190 with a double and a triple.
• Conforto has 22 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 36 walks while hitting .237.
• Mark Canha has 18 doubles, seven home runs and 45 walks while batting .237.

Giants Team Props

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Athletics Recent Betting Performance

• The Athletics have played as underdogs in seven of their past 10 games and have gone 4-3 in those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Athletics and their opponents are 4-6-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
• The Athletics have six wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Athletics Recent Stats

Athletics Player Insights

• Brent Rooker paces the Athletics with 29 home runs and 83 runs batted in, while recording a team-best batting average of .293.
• Rooker is ninth in homers and 11th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Rooker takes a hitting streak of three games into this game. In his last five games he is batting .333 with a double, a home run and two RBI.
• Bleday is hitting .249 with 33 doubles, four triples, 15 home runs and 51 walks.
• Bleday ranks 87th in home runs and 122nd in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
• Shea Langeliers has 15 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 30 walks while hitting .230.
• Lawrence Butler has 14 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 26 walks while hitting .240.

Athletics Team Props

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