Red Sox vs. Athletics Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/3/2022

Entering Friday’s matchup with the Boston Red Sox (24-27), the Oakland Athletics (20-33) are on a three-game losing streak. The contest starts at 9:40 PM ET with the Red Sox listed as -135 favorites, while the are +115 underdogs who may be heading for a fourth straight defeat. Boston’s Nathan Eovaldi and Oakland’s James Kaprielian have been named the starters for this contest.

Red Sox vs. Athletics Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Red Sox vs. Athletics

Our computer pick: Oakland Athletics (+115) and Over (7)

Red Sox vs. Athletics Game Info

• Boston Red Sox probable starting pitcher: Nathan Eovaldi
• Oakland Athletics probable starting pitcher: James Kaprielian
• Game Day: Friday, June 3, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: Oakland, California
• Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics Pitching Matchup

Red Sox Starter Nathan Eovaldi

• The Red Sox will send Eovaldi (2-2) out to make his 11th start of the season. He is 2-2 with a 3.77 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 57 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out on Saturday, the right-hander tossed nine innings against the Baltimore Orioles, allowing two earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
• The 32-year-old has an ERA of 3.77, with 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 10 games this season. Opponents have a .247 batting average against him.
• Eovaldi is trying to continue a second-game quality start streak in this matchup.
• Eovaldi is looking for his third straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.2 frames per appearance on the hill.
• He will face off against an Athletics team that is batting .211 as a unit (30th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .327 (29th in MLB) with 34 total home runs (28th in MLB).
• The 32-year-old ranks 38th in ERA (3.77), 26th in WHIP (1.116), and 15th in K/9 (9.3) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.

Athletics Starter James Kaprielian

• The Athletics will hand the ball to Kaprielian (0-2) for his seventh start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed 4 1/3 innings while giving up four earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the Texas Rangers.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 5.93, a 1.909 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.354 in six games this season.
• None of Kaprielian’s six starts this season have met the criteria for a quality start.
• In six starts this season, Kaprielian has lasted five or more innings four times, with an average of 4.2 innings per appearance.
• The Red Sox rank fourth in MLB with 242 runs scored this season. They have a .258 batting average this campaign with 49 home runs (16th in the league).

Red Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The Red Sox have been favorites in 28 games this season and won 15 (53.6%) of those contests.
• Boston has a record of 7-10 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -135 on the moneyline.
• The Red Sox have a 57.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Boston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 19 of their 51 opportunities.
• The Red Sox have an ATS record of 27-24-0 in 51 games with a spread this season.

Athletics Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have been victorious in 15, or 35.7%, of the 42 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Oakland has a win-loss record of 10-21 when favored by +115 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 46.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Oakland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 22 of their 53 opportunities.
• The Athletics have an against the spread mark of 25-28-0 in 53 games with a line this season.

Red Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Rafael Devers has racked up a team-high 11 home runs.
• Among all MLB hitters, Devers ranks seventh in batting average, 21st in on-base percentage, and sixth in slugging.
• Devers takes a hitting streak of two games into this game. In his last five games he is batting .211 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
• Xander Bogaerts is batting .323 with 13 doubles, five home runs and 20 walks.
• Bogaerts ranks 87th in homers and 73rd in RBI in the major leagues.
• J.D. Martinez has put up a team-best batting average of .360.
• Trevor Story has capitalized on opportunities as he paces his team with 37 runs batted in.

Athletics Leaders & Batting Stats

• Elvis Andrus paces the Athletics with a team-high batting average of .241.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Andrus’ home run total is 173rd and his RBI tally ranks 225th.
• Andrus has collected a hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with five doubles and four RBI.
• Sean Murphy has collected a team-best five home runs.
• Murphy ranks 87th in homers and 89th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Seth Brown paces the Athletics in home runs (five) and runs batted in (23).
• Tony Kemp has five doubles, a home run and 17 walks while hitting .238.

Betting Tips for Red Sox vs. Athletics

After analyzing all of the key stats and trends for this matchup, our best bet is the Athletics on the moneyline at +115. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 7 runs.