Pirates vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 29

Updated Apr. 29, 2024 9:00 p.m. ET

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The Oakland Athletics and Brent Rooker hit the field in the first game of a three-game series against Connor Joe and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Bookmakers list the Pirates as -125 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Athletics +106 moneyline odds. Pittsburgh is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +137 odds). A 7.5-run over/under is set in the contest.

Take a look at everything you need from a betting perspective on the Pirates-Athletics game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Pirates vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

• When: Monday, April 29, 2024 at 9:40 PM ET
• Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
• How to Watch on TV: SportsNet PT

Pirates vs. Athletics Prediction

• Score Prediction: Athletics 6, Pirates 5
• Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Pirates 51%, Athletics 49%

Pirates vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Pirates have entered the game as favorites eight times this season and won three of those games.
• Pittsburgh has a record of 2-2 when favored by -125 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The implied probability of a win from the Pirates, based on the moneyline, is 55.6%.
• The Athletics have won in 10, or 37%, of the 27 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• Oakland has a mark of 9-17 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +106 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 48.5% chance of walking away with the win.

FINAL

PIT 1 · OAK 5

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Pittsburgh Pirates

PIT

-1.5

-130

O 7.5

Oakland Athletics

OAK

+1.5

+108

U 7.5

Pirates Recent Betting Performance

• The Pirates were favored on the moneyline for four of their last 10 games, and they finished 1-3 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Pirates and their opponents combined to go over the run total two times.
• The Pirates are 4-6-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Pirates Recent Stats

Pirates Player Insights

• Bryan Reynolds paces the Pirates in home runs (four) and runs batted in (17).
• Of all hitters in baseball, Reynolds' home run total places him 59th, and his RBI tally ranks him 33rd.
• Joe has eight doubles, two home runs and 10 walks while batting .282.
• Joe is 139th in homers and 79th in RBI in the bigs.
• Ke'Bryan Hayes has put up a team-best batting average of .283.
• Hayes has at least one base hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with a home run and an RBI.
• Jack Suwinski is hitting .180 with four doubles, two home runs and 10 walks.

Pirates Team Props

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Athletics Recent Betting Performance

• In 10 games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Athletics have a record of 4-6.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Athletics and their opponents have failed to hit the over five times.
• The Athletics have a record of 5-5-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Athletics Recent Stats

Athletics Player Insights

• Shea Langeliers has a team-high six home runs.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Langeliers is 18th in homers and 99th in RBI.
• Abraham Toro's .229 batting average leads his team.
• Toro-Hernandez is 139th in home runs and 165th in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Tyler Nevin is hitting .286 with two doubles, two home runs and five walks.
• JJ Bleday is batting .227 with six doubles, a triple, a home run and seven walks.

Athletics Team Props

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