Yankees vs. Athletics Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 6/27/2022

Seeking their 54th win of the year, the New York Yankees (53-20) are favorites (-302) on the moneyline when they take on the Oakland Athletics (25-49) Monday at 7:05 PM ET. New York’s Jordan Montgomery and Oakland’s Paul Blackburn have been named the starters for this contest.

Yankees vs. Athletics Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Yankees vs. Athletics

Our best bet is the Athletics on the moneyline at +245 after digging through all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will over the total of 8.5 runs.

Our computer pick: Oakland Athletics (+245) and Over (8.5)

Yankees vs. Athletics Game Info

• New York Yankees probable starting pitcher: Jordan Montgomery
• Oakland Athletics probable starting pitcher: Paul Blackburn
• Game Day: Monday, June 27, 2022
• Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics Pitching Matchup

Yankees Starter Jordan Montgomery

• The Yankees will send Montgomery (3-1) out to make his 15th start of the season. He is 3-1 with a 2.97 ERA and 58 strikeouts through 78 2/3 innings pitched.
• The lefty last appeared on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up nine hits.
• In 14 games this season, the 29-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.97, with 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .229 against him.
• Montgomery is trying to pick up his eighth quality start of the year.
• Montgomery will try to continue an eight-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.2 innings per appearance).
• The opposing Athletics offense has a collective .211 batting average, and is 29th in the league with 509 total hits and 29th in MLB action with 235 runs scored. It has the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.330) and ranks 29th in home runs (51) in all of MLB.
• This season, the 29-year-old ranks 18th in ERA (2.97), 15th in WHIP (1.017), and 50th in K/9 (6.6) among pitchers who qualify.

Athletics Starter Paul Blackburn

• Blackburn (6-3) will take to the mound for the Athletics and make his 15th start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Thursday, when he gave up seven earned runs and allowed 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings against the Seattle Mariners.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 2.97, a 2.895 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.176 in 14 games this season.
• He has started 14 games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in three of them.
• In 14 starts this season, Blackburn has lasted five or more innings 10 times, with an average of 5.1 innings per appearance.
• The Yankees have scored 367 runs this season, which ranks first in MLB. They have 577 hits, 18th in baseball, with 121 home runs (first in the league).
• Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 28-year-old ranks 18th in ERA (2.97), 32nd in WHIP (1.176), and 52nd in K/9 (6.5).

Yankees Betting Picks & Insights

• The Yankees have been favorites in 67 games this season and won 48 (71.6%) of those contests.
• New York has a record of 2-1 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -302 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 75.1% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
• New York and its opponents have hit the over in 32 of their 72 games with a total this season.
• The Yankees have an ATS record of 36-36-0 in 72 games with a spread this season.

Athletics Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 60 games this year and have walked away with the win 20 times (33.3%) in those games.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given Oakland this season with a +245 moneyline set for this game.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 29% chance of pulling out a win.
• Oakland and their opponents have gone over in 32 of their 74 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• In 74 games with a line this season, the Athletics have a mark of 33-41-0 against the spread.

Yankees Leaders & Batting Stats

• Aaron Judge is the bat to watch in the Yankees lineup, leading the team in batting average (.294), home runs (28), and RBI (56).
• Judge’s home runs rank him first in MLB, and he is fourth in RBI.
• Anthony Rizzo is hitting .217 with 10 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 35 walks.
• Rizzo ranks sixth in homers and 10th in RBI in the majors.
• DJ LeMahieu has 13 doubles, seven home runs and 31 walks while hitting .264.
• Gleyber Torres is batting .250 with 13 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 16 walks.

Athletics Leaders & Batting Stats

• Seth Brown leads the Athletics in home runs (10) and runs batted in (36).
• Brown is 56th in homers and 53rd in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
• Brown has collected a hit in six games in a row. During his last 10 games he is hitting .308 with three doubles, two home runs, two walks and five RBI.
• Sean Murphy has 16 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 21 walks while hitting .222.
• Murphy ranks 85th in home runs and 101st in RBI among all MLB batters this season.
• Tony Kemp has accumulated a team-best batting average of .227.
• Elvis Andrus has 17 doubles, three home runs and 18 walks while hitting .216.