Orioles vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 18

Updated Aug. 18, 2023 9:00 p.m. ET

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James McCann and the Baltimore Orioles will see Francisco Perez at the rubber for the Oakland Athletics in the first game of a three-game series, Friday at 9:40 PM ET. The favored Orioles have -201 moneyline odds against the underdog Athletics, who are listed at +168. Baltimore is favored on the run line (-1.5 with -127 odds). The total is 8.5 runs for this game (with -107 odds to hit the over and -113 odds on the under).

The Orioles will start Kyle Gibson (11-7) against the Athletics and Perez.

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Orioles vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

When: Friday, August 18, 2023 at 9:40 PM ET
Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
How to Watch on TV: MLB Network

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Orioles	-201	+168	8.5	-107	-113	-1.5	-127	+107

Orioles vs. Athletics Prediction

Score Prediction: Orioles 6, Athletics 4
Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Orioles 62%, Athletics 38%

Orioles vs. Athletics Betting Insights

The Orioles have been favorites in 54 games this season and won 38 (70.4%) of those contests.
Baltimore has played as favorites of -201 or more twice this season and won both games.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Orioles have a 66.8% chance to win.
The Athletics have won in 34, or 28.3%, of the 120 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This year, Oakland has won 16 of 67 games when listed as at least +168 or worse on the moneyline.
The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 37.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

Orioles Recent Betting Performance

Over the last 10 games, the Orioles have been named the moneyline favorite by bookmakers just twice, and they split those games.
In their last 10 matchups, the Orioles and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total three times (all 10 games had set totals).
The Orioles' ATS record is 6-4-0 over their past 10 games.

Orioles Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	3.2
HR	10
ERA	4.65
K/9	8.2

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Orioles Player Insights

Adley Rutschman is hitting .267 with 20 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 67 walks.
Rutschman's home runs place him 79th in MLB, and he is 70th in RBI.
Anthony Santander has put his power on display as he paces his team with 21 home runs and 65 RBI.
Santander is 31st in home runs and 43rd in RBI on the season.
Gunnar Henderson is hitting .238 with 17 doubles, five triples, 19 home runs and 47 walks.
Henderson has at least one base hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with a double, two walks and five RBI.
Adam Frazier is hitting .239 with 16 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 26 walks.

Orioles Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Ryan O'Hearn	0.5 (-222)	1.5 (+130)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+160)
Ryan Mountcastle	0.5 (-278)	1.5 (+115)	0.5 (+475)	0.5 (+155)
Anthony Santander	0.5 (-196)	1.5 (+120)	0.5 (+330)	0.5 (+150)
Gunnar Henderson	0.5 (-227)	1.5 (+125)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+190)
Adley Rutschman	0.5 (-233)	1.5 (+130)	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+195)

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Athletics Recent Betting Performance

The Athletics have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and won three of those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Athletics and their opponents have failed to hit the over six times.
The Athletics have a record of 5-5-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Athletics Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	3-7
Runs Per Game	4.0
HR	12
ERA	4.65
K/9	9.4

Athletics Player Insights

Esteury Ruiz paces the Athletics with a team-high batting average of .252.
Ruiz is 341st in homers and 184th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
Ruiz takes a hitting streak of three games into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .188 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and two RBI.
Brent Rooker has hit 19 home runs with 49 runs batted in, leading the team in both categories.
Rooker is 47th in homers and 104th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
Tony Kemp is batting .208 with 11 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 32 walks.
Shea Langeliers is batting .203 with 14 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 27 walks.

Athletics Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Jordan Diaz	0.5 (-213)	1.5 (+160)	0.5 (+800)	0.5 (+220)
Seth Brown	0.5 (-196)	1.5 (+145)	0.5 (+475)	0.5 (+180)
Tony Kemp	0.5 (-149)	0.5 (-149)	0.5 (+1200)	0.5 (+330)
Shea Langeliers	0.5 (-135)	0.5 (-135)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+225)
Brent Rooker	0.5 (-179)	0.5 (-179)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+205)

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