Red Sox vs. Athletics Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/16/2022

Entering Thursday’s matchup with the Boston Red Sox (34-29), the Oakland Athletics (21-43) are on a three-game losing streak. The contest starts at 1:35 PM ET with the Red Sox listed as -159 favorites, while the are +136 underdogs who may be heading for a fourth straight defeat. Rich Hill will get the ball for Boston while Oakland counter with Paul Blackburn.

Red Sox vs. Athletics Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Red Sox vs. Athletics

Our computer pick: Oakland Athletics (+136) and Over (9)

Red Sox vs. Athletics Game Info

• Boston Red Sox probable starting pitcher: Rich Hill
• Oakland Athletics probable starting pitcher: Paul Blackburn
• Game Day: Thursday, June 16, 2022
• Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
• Location: Boston, Massachusetts
• Stadium: Fenway Park

Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics Pitching Matchup

Red Sox Starter Rich Hill

• Hill (2-3) takes the mound for the Red Sox in his 12th start of the season. He has a 4.38 ERA in 49 1/3 innings pitched, with 40 strikeouts.
• The lefty’s most recent time out came on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners, when he tossed 4 1/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up five hits.
• The 42-year-old has an ERA of 4.38, with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 11 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .247 batting average against him.
• Hill has registered two quality starts this season.
• Hill has put together four starts this season in which he pitched five or more innings.
• The opposing Athletics offense has a collective .210 batting average, and is last in the league with 438 total hits and 29th in MLB play with 208 runs scored. It has the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.332) and ranks 28th in home runs (46) in all of MLB.
• Hill has pitched six innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out five against the Athletics this season.

Athletics Starter Paul Blackburn

• Blackburn (5-2) will take to the mound for the Athletics and make his 13th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Friday, when he tossed 8 2/3 innings without allowing a run on four hits in a matchup with the Cleveland Guardians.
• The 28-year-old has pitched in 12 games this season with an ERA of 2.31 and 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .214.
• In 12 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in three of them.
• In 12 starts, Blackburn has pitched through or past the fifth inning nine times. He has a season average of 5.2 frames per outing.
• The Red Sox have scored 300 runs this season, which ranks ninth in MLB. They have 560 hits, third in baseball, with 62 home runs (18th in the league).
• The right-hander has allowed the Red Sox to go 7-for-18 with three doubles and four RBI in four innings this season.
• The 28-year-old’s 2.31 ERA ranks ninth, 1.010 WHIP ranks 18th, and 6.4 K/9 ranks 54th among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.

Red Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Red Sox have won 22 out of the 35 games, or 62.9%, in which they’ve been favored.
• Boston has a record of 8-6 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -159 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 61.4% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.
• Boston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 24 of their 63 opportunities.
• The Red Sox are 35-28-0 ATS in their 63 games with a spread this season.

Athletics Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have been victorious in 16, or 30.8%, of the 52 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Oakland has come away with a win nine times in 33 chances when named as an underdog of at least +136 or longer on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 42.4% chance of pulling out a win.
• Oakland and their opponents have gone over in 29 of their 64 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• In 64 games with a line this season, the Athletics have a mark of 28-36-0 against the spread.

Red Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox with 16 home runs.
• Devers’ home runs place him seventh in MLB, and he ranks 17th in RBI.
• Devers carries a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .278 with four home runs, four walks and nine RBI.
• Xander Bogaerts is hitting .335 with 19 doubles, six home runs and 23 walks.
• Including all major league hitters, Bogaerts is 105th in home runs and 67th in RBI.
• Bogaerts heads into this game looking for his ninth game in a row with a hit. In his last 10 games he is batting .389 with five doubles, three walks and four RBI.
• J.D. Martinez paces the Red Sox with a team-best batting average of .345.
• Martinez is on a six-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last 10 outings he is batting .289 with six doubles, three home runs, six walks and four RBI.
• Alex Verdugo is hitting .251 with 14 doubles, four home runs and 14 walks.

Athletics Leaders & Batting Stats

• Elvis Andrus is hitting .223 with 16 doubles, three home runs and 17 walks.
• Andrus’ home run total places him 219th in MLB, and he ranks 275th in RBI.
• Seth Brown been a consistent power bat this season, as he paces his team with eight home runs and 31 runs batted in.
• Brown is 57th overall in home runs and 58th in RBI this year.
• Sean Murphy has 14 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 19 walks while batting .207.
• Tony Kemp leads the Athletics with a team-high batting average of .235.

Betting Tips for Red Sox vs. Athletics

Our best bet is the Athletics on the moneyline at +136 after digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer predicts the total score will over the total of 9 runs.