Guardians vs. Athletics Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/9/2022

The Oakland Athletics (20-38) hope to avoid their ninth straight defeat when they visit the Cleveland Guardians (26-26) Thursday at 7:10 PM ET. The Guardians are listed as -170 favorites, while the Athletics are +150 underdogs as they try to snap their losing skid. Cleveland’s Konnor Pilkington gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s James Kaprielian.

Guardians vs. Athletics Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Guardians vs. Athletics

Our computer pick: Oakland Athletics (+150) and Over (8.5)

Guardians vs. Athletics Game Info

• Cleveland Guardians probable starting pitcher: Konnor Pilkington
• Oakland Athletics probable starting pitcher: James Kaprielian
• Game Day: Thursday, June 9, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Stadium: Progressive Field

Cleveland Guardians vs Oakland Athletics Pitching Matchup

Guardians Starter Konnor Pilkington

• Pilkington makes the start for the Guardians, his fourth of the season. He is 1-0 with a 2.65 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 17 innings pitched.
• The left-hander last pitched on Wednesday, June 1 against the Kansas City Royals, when he tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up five hits.
• In six games this season, the 24-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.65, with 12.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .250 against him.
• He will match up with an Athletics offense that is batting .209 as a unit (30th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .320 (30th in MLB) with 34 total home runs (29th in MLB).

Athletics Starter James Kaprielian

• Kaprielian (0-3) will take to the mound for the Athletics and make his eighth start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up four earned runs in 5 1/3 innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Boston Red Sox.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 6.06, a 1.692 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.347 in seven games this season.
• None of Kaprielian’s seven starts this season have met the criteria for a quality start.
• In seven starts, Kaprielian has pitched through or past the fifth inning five times. He has a season average of 4.2 frames per outing.
• The Guardians have scored 238 runs this season, which ranks 18th in MLB. They are batting .246 for the campaign with 43 home runs, 26th in the league.
• The right-hander has allowed the Guardians to go 3-for-10 with a double and four RBI in two innings this season.

Guardians Betting Picks & Insights

• The Guardians have won 16, or 61.5%, of the 26 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• Cleveland has played as a favorite of -170 or more twice this season and split those games.
• The Guardians have a 63% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving Cleveland have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 28 of 57 chances this season.
• The Guardians are 30-27-0 against the spread this season.

Athletics Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have won in 15, or 32.6%, of the 46 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This year, Oakland has won eight of 20 games when listed as at least +150 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 40% chance of walking away with the win.
• Oakland and their opponents have hit the over in 25 of their 58 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Athletics have posted a record of 26-32-0 against the spread this season.

Guardians Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Ramirez is the bat to watch in the Guardians lineup, leading the team in batting average (.290), home runs (14), and RBI (54).
• Of all hitters in MLB, Ramirez is seventh in homers and first in RBI.
• Myles Straw is hitting .228 with nine doubles, a triple and 30 walks.
• Straw is 363rd in home runs and 312th in RBI in the majors.
• Andres Gimenez is hitting .310 with nine doubles, two triples, seven home runs and five walks.
• Owen Miller is hitting .262 with 13 doubles, four home runs and 15 walks.

Athletics Leaders & Batting Stats

• Elvis Andrus paces the Athletics with a .234 batting average.
• In all of the majors, Andrus ranks 200th in homers and 251st in RBI.
• Sean Murphy has hit five home runs with 23 runs batted in, leading the team in both categories.
• Murphy ranks 115th in homers and 99th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Tony Kemp is hitting .233 with five doubles, a home run and 18 walks.
• Seth Brown has put up a team-high five home runs and has driven in 23 runs.

Betting Tips for Guardians vs. Athletics

After looking at all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup, our best bet is the Athletics on the moneyline at +150. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 8.5 runs.