Yankees vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 20

Updated Sep. 20, 2024 9:00 p.m. ET

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JJ Bleday and the Oakland Athletics will take the field on Friday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum against Gerrit Cole, who gets the start for the New York Yankees. First pitch is set for 9:40 p.m. ET for the first game of a three-game series. Oddsmakers list the Yankees as -193 favorites on the moneyline, while giving the underdog Athletics +161 moneyline odds to win. New York is favored on the run line (-1.5 with -115 odds). The contest's over/under has been set at 8 runs.

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

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Yankees vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, September 20, 2024 at 9:40 p.m. ET
• Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
• How to Watch on TV: NBCS-CA

Yankees vs. Athletics Prediction

• Score Prediction: Yankees 7, Athletics 6
• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Yankees 52%, Athletics 48%

Yankees vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• This season, the Yankees have been favored 121 times and won 69, or 57%, of those games.
• New York has a record of 18-13, a 58.1% win rate, when favored by -193 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 65.9% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
• The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 133 games this year and have walked away with the win 54 times (40.6%) in those games.
• Oakland has a win-loss record of 15-23 when favored by +161 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
• The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 38.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

FINAL (10)

NYY 4 · OAK 2

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

New York Yankees

NYY

-1.5

-193

O 8

Oakland Athletics

OAK

+1.5

+160

U 8

Yankees Recent Betting Performance

• The Yankees were the moneyline favorite for nine of their last 10 games, and they went 7-2 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups (all had set totals), the Yankees combined with their opponents to hit the over on the run total two times.
• The Yankees have a 4-6-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Yankees Recent Stats

Yankees Player Insights

• Aaron Judge paces the Yankees with 53 home runs and 136 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .321.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Judge ranks first in homers and first in RBI.
• Juan Soto is hitting .286 with 30 doubles, four triples, 40 home runs and 124 walks.
• Soto ranks fourth in homers and ninth in RBI in the bigs.
• Jazz Chisholm has 19 doubles, four triples, 23 home runs and 51 walks while batting .257.
• Alex Verdugo is hitting .234 with 28 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 49 walks.

Yankees Team Props

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Athletics Recent Betting Performance

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

Athletics Recent Stats

Athletics Player Insights

• Brent Rooker leads the squad with a batting average of .304, while leading the Athletics in home runs, with 38 and runs batted in with 110.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Rooker's home run total ranks fifth and his RBI tally is third.
• Rooker carries a nine-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .341 with three home runs, four walks and 11 RBI.
• Bleday is hitting .246 with 43 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 64 walks.
• Bleday ranks 67th in homers and 119th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Lawrence Butler is batting .268 with 23 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 33 walks.
• Shea Langeliers has 16 doubles, two triples, 28 home runs and 36 walks while batting .220.

Athletics Team Props

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