Yankees vs. Athletics Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/25/2022

The New York Yankees (76-48) will meet the Oakland Athletics (46-79) on Thursday at 9:40 PM ET. Isiah Kiner-Falefa will be looking for his 100th hit of the season for the favored Yankees (-226) when the game gets underway at Oakland Coliseum. Jameson Taillon starts for New York while James Kaprielian is Oakland’s starter for the contest.

Yankees vs. Athletics Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Yankees vs. Athletics

After analyzing all of the key trends and stats for this matchup, our best bet is the Athletics on the moneyline at +186. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 7 runs.

Our computer pick: Oakland Athletics (+186) and Over (7)

Yankees vs. Athletics Game Info

• New York Yankees probable starting pitcher: Jameson Taillon
• Oakland Athletics probable starting pitcher: James Kaprielian
• Game Day: Thursday, August 25, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: Oakland, California
• Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics Pitching Matchup

Yankees Starter Jameson Taillon

• The Yankees will send Taillon (11-4) out for his 25th start of the season. He is 11-4 with a 4.00 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 132 2/3 innings pitched.
• His last time out was on Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when the righty went 5 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing six hits.
• The 30-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.00, with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in 24 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .247 batting average against him.
• Taillon heads into the outing with eight quality starts under his belt this season.
• Taillon will aim to pitch five or more innings for his fourth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.2 innings per outing.
• He will face off against an Athletics offense that is hitting .215 as a unit (30th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .343 (29th in MLB) with 104 total home runs (25th in MLB).
• Taillon has a 5.4 ERA and a 1.8 WHIP against the Athletics this season in five innings pitched, allowing a .318 batting average over one appearance.
• Among pitchers who qualify in MLB play this season, the 30-year-old ranks 41st in ERA (4.00), 25th in WHIP (1.131), and 40th in K/9 (7.7).

Athletics Starter James Kaprielian

• The Athletics will hand the ball to Kaprielian (3-7) for his 21st start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the Seattle Mariners, giving up two earned runs while allowing three hits.
• The 28-year-old has pitched in 20 games this season with an ERA of 4.29, a 1.578 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.331.
• In 20 starts this season, he’s earned three quality starts.
• Kaprielian will look to pitch five or more innings for the 12th start in a row.
• The Yankees have scored 621 runs this season, which ranks third in MLB. They have 999 hits, 18th in baseball, with 199 home runs (first in the league).

Yankees Betting Picks & Insights

• The Yankees have entered the game as favorites 113 times this season and won 70, or 61.9%, of those games.
• New York has a record of 21-5, a 80.8% win rate, when favored by -226 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Yankees have a 69.3% chance to win.
• New York and its opponents have hit the over in 57 of their 124 games with a total this season.
• In 124 games with a spread this season, the Yankees are 55-69-0 ATS.

Athletics Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 40 wins in the 108 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This year, Oakland has won six of 21 games when listed as at least +186 or worse on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 35% chance of pulling out a win.
• Oakland’s games have gone over the total in 53 of their 125 opportunities.
• The Athletics have an against the spread record of 60-65-0 in 125 games with a line this season.

Yankees Leaders & Batting Stats

• Aaron Judge leads the Yankees in home runs (48) and runs batted in (105).
• Judge’s home runs rank him first in MLB, and he ranks first in RBI.
• Judge has collected a hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .353 with two home runs, a walk and three RBI.
• Anthony Rizzo is hitting .222 with 19 doubles, a triple, 28 home runs and 53 walks.
• Rizzo ranks eighth in homers and 28th in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
• Rizzo carries a three-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .222 with two walks.
• DJ LeMahieu has 18 doubles, 12 home runs and 61 walks while batting .278.
• Andrew Benintendi is hitting .305 to pace his team.
• Benintendi has recorded at least one hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .389 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and five RBI.

Athletics Leaders & Batting Stats

• Sean Murphy leads the Athletics with 53 runs batted in while racking up a team-high batting average of .255.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Murphy is 58th in home runs and 75th in RBI.
• Murphy takes a hitting streak of six games into this game. In his last 10 outings he is batting .378 with four doubles, three home runs, five walks and five RBI.
• Seth Brown has put up a team-high 17 home runs.
• Brown is 51st overall in homers and 89th in RBI this year.
• Tony Kemp has 19 doubles, four home runs and 36 walks while hitting .220.
• Chad Pinder has 15 doubles, 10 home runs and 11 walks while batting .236.