Oakland Athletics at San Francisco Giants Betting Preview/Prop Picks

The San Francisco Giants host the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night for the second game of a brief two-game series. San Francisco is looking for the sweep over Oakland after winning the series opener by a score of 8-2.

Oakland has gone just 1-3 in their last four games, but they have actually gotten off to a much better start than expected. The Athletics are an impressive 9-9 on the year, and most people thought they would be one of the worst in the league.

San Francisco brings a 13-5 record into this game, and they just continue to pile up the wins. The Giants are currently in the middle of a five-game winning streak, and the first four wins were all on the road. 

The Oakland Athletics are the moneyline betting favorites in the second game of the series against the San Francisco Giants. 

Pitching Helping Athletics Win

There were some major concerns about the pitching staff of the Athletics heading into the year, but that staff has actually carried the team up to this point. Oakland has pitched to a team ERA of 3.60, but they did struggle to get outs on Tuesday night.

Paul Blackburn takes the mound on Wednesday, and he has gone 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA to begin the year. Blackburn will have to find a way to keep the ball in the ballpark against this slugging Giants team.

Catcher Sean Murphy has hit three home runs to lead the Athletics on offense, and he looks like a future star. Oakland is hitting just .206 as a team, but they do have plenty of slugging. 

Giants Doing Some Slugging

The San Francisco Giants are not a team with many big names in their lineup, but they just continue to score runs. San Francisco has blasted 21 home runs this season, and they have scored 91 runs through 18 games. 

Joc Pederson and Wilmer Flores are the latest players to put on a Giants uniform and start hitting. Pederson leads the team with six home runs, and Flores has 12 RBIs and a .283 batting average.

Sam Long will take the mound as an “opener’ on Wednesday night, and he has yet to give up a run this season. The Giants have a team ERA of 2.40, and they just refuse to give up runs. 

San Francisco Slugs Way to Win

There is always plenty of excitement in the Bay Area when these teams take the field, especially when the games are played in San Francisco. The Giants just continue to exceed expectations, and they look like a threat to win the NL West again this season. 

Oakland does have one of their best pitchers on the mound for this game, but it doesn’t matter against this San Francisco lineup. The Giants have been on an absolute tear of late, and that’s not going to end on Wednesday. 

This game will be over in a hurry as the Giants prove their dominance over the Athletics yet again. Bet the San Francisco Giants -3.5 as they slug their way to an impressive win over their Bay Area rivals on Wednesday night. 

Prop Picks

San Francisco (-135) OVER 3.5 Runs

San Francisco is averaging 5.08 runs per 9 innings on offense, which ranks No. 3 in the league. That average has increased to 7.20 runs per 9 innings over the Giants’ last five games. Scores have gone OVER in 15 of San Francisco’s last 22 interleague home games.

With Dunkel predicting a San Francisco victory by the score of 7-4, take the Giants (-135) to finish OVER their Vegas team total of 3.5 runs against the A’s.

Joc Pederson (-110) OVER 0.5 Runs

Pederson has scored 11 runs, which ranks No. 2 on the Giants, including 6 HRs, which ranks No. 1.  

With Dunkel predicting the Giants going OVER their team run total, take Pederson (-110) to be in the offensive mix and finish OVER 0.5 runs versus Oakland.