Tigers vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 22

Updated Sep. 22, 2023 9:00 p.m. ET

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Kerry Carpenter and the Detroit Tigers square off against the Oakland Athletics and starter Ken Waldichuk on Friday at 9:40 PM ET at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Tigers are listed as -160 moneyline favorites for this matchup with the Athletics (+136). Detroit is a 1.5-run favorite (at +103 odds). The over/under is 8 runs for this game.

The Tigers will give the ball to Sawyer Gipson-Long (1-0) against the Athletics and Waldichuk (3-8).

Here's everything you need from a betting perspective on the Tigers-Athletics game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks.

Tigers vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

When: Friday, September 22, 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
Tigers	-160	+136	8	-109	-111	-1.5	+103	-125

Tigers vs. Athletics Prediction

Score Prediction: Tigers 6, Athletics 5
Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
Win Probabilities: Tigers 52%, Athletics 48%

Tigers vs. Athletics Betting Insights

The Tigers have won 22, or 62.9%, of the 35 games they've played as favorites this season.
Detroit is 3-4 this season when entering a game favored by -160 or more on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 61.5% chance to win.
The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 151 games this year and have walked away with the win 45 times (29.8%) in those games.
This season, Oakland has come away with a win 34 times in 119 chances when named as an underdog of at least +136 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 42.4% chance of walking away with the win.

Tigers Recent Betting Performance

The Tigers went 5-1 over the six games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
In their last 10 matchups, the Tigers and their opponents combined to go over the run total six times (all 10 games had set totals).
The Tigers' record against the spread is 7-3-0 over their past 10 games.

Tigers Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	5.3
HR	12
ERA	3.29
K/9	10.3

Tigers Player Insights

Spencer Torkelson paces the Tigers in home runs (29) and runs batted in (87).
Among all MLB hitters, Torkelson is 117th in batting average, 105th in on-base percentage, and 65th in slugging.
Kerry Carpenter is batting .292 with 17 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 29 walks.
Carpenter enters this game looking for his third game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is hitting .368 with four doubles, two walks and an RBI.
Matt Vierling has put up a team-best batting average of .264.
Zach McKinstry is hitting .226 with 20 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 43 walks.

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Athletics Recent Betting Performance

In 10 games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Athletics have a record of 2-8.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Athletics and their opponents have failed to hit the over five times.
Over their last 10 games, the Athletics are 2-8-0 against the spread.

Athletics Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	2-8
Runs Per Game	2.6
HR	12
ERA	5.16
K/9	7.8

Athletics Player Insights

Brent Rooker leads the Athletics with 28 home runs and 64 runs batted in, while posting a team-best batting average of .241.
Rooker ranks 26th in homers and 101st in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
Esteury Ruiz is hitting .249 with 23 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 18 walks.
Ruiz is currently 329th in homers and 201st in RBI in the big leagues.
Tony Kemp is batting .211 with 13 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 43 walks.
Ryan Noda is hitting .232 with 21 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 73 walks.