Orioles vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 5

Updated Jul. 5, 2024 9:00 p.m. ET

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Ryan O'Hearn and the Baltimore Orioles will take on JJ Bleday and the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Friday at 9:40 PM ET, in the first game of a three-game series. The Orioles are -180 moneyline favorites for this matchup against the Athletics (+150). Baltimore is favored on the run line (-1.5 with -110 odds). The over/under for the game is listed at 8.5 runs.

Check out everything you need from a betting perspective on the Orioles-Athletics game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Orioles vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

When: Friday, July 5, 2024 at 9:40 PM ET
Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
How to Watch on TV: MASN2

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Orioles	-180	+150	8.5	-114	-106	-1.5	-110	-110

Orioles vs. Athletics Prediction

Score Prediction: Orioles 5, Athletics 4
Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Orioles 55%, Athletics 45%

Orioles vs. Athletics Betting Insights

The Orioles have been favorites in 67 games this season and won 42 (62.7%) of those contests.
Baltimore has entered 13 games this season favored by -180 or more and is 9-4 in those contests.
The Orioles have a 64.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
The Athletics have been underdogs in 79 games this season and have come away with the win 25 times (31.6%) in those contests.
This season, Oakland has come away with a win 10 times in 33 chances when named as an underdog of at least +150 or worse on the moneyline.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 40% chance of pulling out a win.

Orioles Recent Betting Performance

The Orioles went 4-4 over the eight games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
Over their last 10 matchups, the Orioles and their opponents combined to go over the run total five times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
The Orioles' ATS record is 4-6-0 over their past 10 games.

Orioles Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4.4
HR	17
ERA	3.74
K/9	8.8

Orioles Player Insights

Gunnar Henderson is the bat to watch in the Orioles lineup, leading the team in batting average (.289), home runs (27), and RBI (60).
Of all hitters in baseball, Henderson ranks second in homers and ninth in RBI.
Anthony Santander is hitting .234 with 15 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 25 walks.
Including all MLB hitters, Santander ranks fifth in home runs and 14th in RBI.
Santander enters this game looking for his fourth game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is batting .316 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
Adley Rutschman is hitting .288 with 12 doubles, 15 home runs and 30 walks.
Jordan Westburg is batting .277 with 18 doubles, five triples, 14 home runs and 17 walks.
Westburg has recorded at least one hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .200 with a double, a home run and an RBI.

Orioles Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Ryan Mountcastle	1.5 (+155)	1.5 (-120)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+135)

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Athletics Recent Betting Performance

The Athletics have played as underdogs in nine of their past 10 games and won three of those contests.
The Athletics and their opponents have combined to hit the over three times in their last 10 games with a total.
The Athletics are 4-6-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Athletics Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	4-6
Runs Per Game	3.5
HR	12
ERA	3.92
K/9	7.8

Athletics Player Insights

Bleday is batting .237 with 22 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 37 walks, while getting on base at a rate of .318.
Bleday ranks 68th in homers and 133rd in RBI among all batters in MLB.
Brent Rooker has hit 17 home runs with 50 runs batted in while batting .273. Those numbers are pace the clubhouse.
Rooker is 17th in home runs and 29th in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
Shea Langeliers is hitting .204 with eight doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 16 walks.
Max Schuemann is hitting .227 with seven doubles, four home runs and 24 walks.