Guardians vs. Athletics Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/12/2022

The Oakland Athletics (21-40) will look to Seth Brown, with homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Cleveland Guardians (28-27) Sunday at Progressive Field. The Guardians are -168 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 11:35 AM ET. Cleveland’s Cal Quantrill and Oakland’s Cole Irvin have been named the starters for this contest.

Guardians vs. Athletics Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Guardians vs. Athletics

Our computer pick: Oakland Athletics (+144) and Over (8)

Guardians vs. Athletics Game Info

• Cleveland Guardians probable starting pitcher: Cal Quantrill
• Oakland Athletics probable starting pitcher: Cole Irvin
• Game Day: Sunday, June 12, 2022
• Game Time: 11:35 AM ET
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Stadium: Progressive Field

Cleveland Guardians vs Oakland Athletics Pitching Matchup

Guardians Starter Cal Quantrill

• Quantrill gets the start for the Guardians, his 11th of the season. He is 3-3 with a 3.56 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 60 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out on Tuesday against the Texas Rangers, the righty went 7 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
• The 27-year-old has an ERA of 3.56, with 5.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 10 games this season. Opponents have a .245 batting average against him.
• Quantrill is aiming for his fifth straight quality start.
• Quantrill is looking for his ninth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.0 innings per appearance on the mound.
• He will face an Athletics offense that ranks 28th in MLB with 419 total hits (on a .211 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .330 (29th in MLB) with 41 total home runs (29th in MLB).
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 27-year-old’s 3.56 ERA ranks 37th, 1.220 WHIP ranks 37th, and 5.3 K/9 ranks 63rd.

Athletics Starter Cole Irvin

• Irvin (2-2) will take the mound for the Athletics, his 10th start of the season.
• The left-hander gave up two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings pitched on Tuesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Atlanta Braves.
• The 28-year-old has pitched in nine games this season with an ERA of 3.00, a 2.833 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.255.
• He has four quality starts in nine chances this season.
• Irvin has pitched five or more innings in nine straight games and will look to extend that streak.
• The Guardians are batting .249 this season, ninth in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .388 (19th in the league) with 46 home runs.
• The Guardians have gone 6-for-21 with a double and an RBI in six innings this season against the left-hander.

Guardians Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Guardians have won 18 out of the 29 games, or 62.1%, in which they’ve been favored.
• This season, Cleveland has won two of its four games when favored by at least -168 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the Guardians, based on the moneyline, is 62.7%.
• So far this season, Cleveland and its opponents have hit the over in 30 of their 60 games with a total.
• The Guardians are 31-29-0 against the spread this season.

Athletics Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have won in 16, or 32.7%, of the 49 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This season, Oakland has come away with a win nine times in 24 chances when named as an underdog of at least +144 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 41% chance of walking away with the win.
• Oakland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 27 of their 61 opportunities.
• The Athletics have an against the spread record of 28-33-0 in 61 games with a line this season.

Guardians Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Ramirez’s 16 home runs and 56 RBI both lead the Guardians, on top of his team-high .298 average.
• Among all MLB batters, Ramirez is 18th in batting average, eighth in on-base percentage, and second in slugging.
• Ramirez carries a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .350 with four doubles, two home runs, a walk and three RBI.
• Myles Straw has nine doubles, a triple and 30 walks while hitting .217.
• Straw ranks 359th in homers and 315th in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Andres Gimenez is batting .303 with nine doubles, two triples, seven home runs and seven walks.
• Steven Kwan has seven doubles, two triples, a home run and 21 walks while hitting .270.
• Kwan has recorded at least one hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is batting .467 with two walks and an RBI.

Athletics Leaders & Batting Stats

• Elvis Andrus leads the Athletics with a team-high batting average of .235.
• In all of MLB, Andrus ranks 207th in home runs and 262nd in RBI.
• Andrus brings a hitting streak of three games into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .211 with two doubles and a walk.
• Brown has been a reliable source of runs this year, leading the lineup with seven home runs and 30 runs batted in.
• Brown ranks 63rd in homers and 50th in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Sean Murphy has seven home runs, best in the lineup.
• Tony Kemp is batting .234 with seven doubles, a home run and 20 walks.

Betting Tips for Guardians vs. Athletics

After analyzing all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup, our best bet is the Athletics on the moneyline at +144. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 8 runs.