Marlins vs. Athletics Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/23/2022

Seeking their 54th win of the year, the Miami Marlins (53-69) are favorites (-140) on the moneyline when they take on the Oakland Athletics (45-78) Tuesday at 9:40 PM ET. Pablo Lopez will get the ball for Miami while Oakland counter with Zach Logue.

Marlins vs. Athletics Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Marlins vs. Athletics

We have the Athletics on the moneyline at +118 on the moneyline as our best bet in this contest after looking at all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 7 runs.

Our computer pick: Oakland Athletics (+118) and Over (7)

Marlins vs. Athletics Game Info

• Miami Marlins probable starting pitcher: Pablo López
• Oakland Athletics probable starting pitcher: Zach Logue
• Game Day: Tuesday, August 23, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: Oakland, California
• Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

Miami Marlins vs Oakland Athletics Pitching Matchup

Marlins Starter Pablo López

• Lopez gets the start for the Marlins, his 25th of the season. He is 7-8 with a 3.83 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 134 innings pitched.
• His most recent time out was on Wednesday against the San Diego Padres, when the righty threw 4 2/3 innings, surrendering six earned runs while giving up six hits.
• The 26-year-old has a 3.83 ERA and 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings across 24 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .233 to his opponents.
• Lopez is trying to pick up his ninth quality start of the season in this game.
• Lopez enters the game with 19 outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
• The opposing Athletics offense has the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.345) and is 25th in MLB play with 104 home runs. It has a collective .216 batting average, and is last in MLB with 867 total hits and 29th in MLB action scoring 414 runs.
• This season, the 26-year-old ranks 37th in ERA (3.83), 31st in WHIP (1.172), and 19th in K/9 (8.8) among qualifying pitchers.

Athletics Starter Zach Logue

• Logue (3-7) will take the mound for the Athletics, his 10th start of the season.
• The left-hander’s last start was on Thursday, when he tossed 4 1/3 innings while giving up seven earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the Texas Rangers.
• The 26-year-old has pitched to a 6.35 ERA this season with 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.4 walks per nine across 10 games.
• In nine starts this season, he’s earned two quality starts.
• Logue has started nine games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings five times. He averages 4.2 innings per appearance.
• The Marlins have scored 447 runs this season, which ranks 27th in MLB. They are batting .232 for the campaign with 110 home runs, 22nd in the league.

Marlins Betting Picks & Insights

• The Marlins have won 30, or 58.8%, of the 51 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• Miami is 15-10 this season when entering a game favored by -140 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 58.3% chance of a victory for the Marlins.
• Games involving Miami have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 52 of 122 chances this season.
• The Marlins are 55-67-0 ATS in their 122 games with a spread this season.

Athletics Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have been underdogs in 106 games this season and have come away with the win 39 times (36.8%) in those contests.
• This season, Oakland has been victorious 29 times in 84 chances when named as an underdog of at least +118 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 45.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Contests with Oakland have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 52 of 123 chances this season.
• In 123 games with a line this season, the Athletics have a mark of 59-64-0 against the spread.

Marlins Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jesus Aguilar leads the Marlins in home runs (15), runs batted in (48) and has a team-high batting average of .236.
• Including all MLB hitters, Aguilar is 110th in batting average, 130th in on-base percentage, and 106th in slugging.
• Miguel Rojas is batting .232 with 14 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 23 walks.
• Rojas ranks 220th in homers and 216th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Jon Berti is hitting .266 with 14 doubles, two triples, two home runs and 29 walks.
• Joey Wendle has 15 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 12 walks while hitting .252.

Athletics Leaders & Batting Stats

• Sean Murphy leads the Athletics with 53 runs batted in while racking up a team-best batting average of .252.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Murphy is 56th in homers and 71st in RBI.
• Murphy brings a hitting streak of four games into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .294 with a double, three walks and an RBI.
• Seth Brown has a team-best 17 home runs.
• Brown is 50th in home runs and 87th in RBI among all major league batters this year.
• Tony Kemp is hitting .223 with 19 doubles, four home runs and 35 walks.
• Chad Pinder is hitting .236 with 15 doubles, 10 home runs and 11 walks.