The Arizona Diamondbacks (39-42) will host the Oakland Athletics (29-54), Friday at 9:40 PM ET, with both teams on losing streaks — two and five in a row, respectively.
The Athletics are road underdogs (+129) against the Diamondbacks (-154). The Arizona Diamondbacks will give the start to Slade Cecconi (2-6, 5.74 ERA), who is looking for win No. 3 on the season, and the Athletics will turn to JP Sears (4-7, 5.04 ERA).
The Diamondbacks’ matchup yesterday versus the Twins resulted in a 13-6 loss. Ketel Marte went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and an RBI in the defeat, while Jordan Montgomery threw 2 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on nine hits while striking out one en route to taking the loss.
Friday, the Athletics lost to the Angels 5-2. Joey Estes was the losing pitcher after he went 5 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out eight. Max Schuemann paced the Athletics’ offense, going 1-for-2 with a double and two RBI.
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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Oakland Athletics odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Diamondbacks (-154, bet $154 to win $100)
- Underdog: Athletics (+129, bet $100 to win $129)
- Over/under: 8.5
Diamondbacks vs. Athletics: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Friday, June 28, 2024
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Chase Field
- TV Channel: Diamondbacks
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Diamondbacks stats and trends
Diamondbacks betting records
- The Diamondbacks have entered the game as favorites 36 times this season and won 20, or 55.6%, of those games.
- This season Arizona has won 10 of its 16 games, or 62.5%, when favored by at least -154 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 60.6% chance of a victory for the Diamondbacks.
- Arizona and its opponents have hit the over in 40 of its 81 games with a total this season.
- The Diamondbacks are 36-44-0 against the spread this season.
Slade Cecconi (Diamondbacks probable starter)
- Cecconi (2-6) takes the mound for the Diamondbacks in his 11th start of the season. He has a 5.74 ERA in 53 1/3 innings pitched, with 41 strikeouts.
- The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he tossed three innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up five hits.
- In 11 games this season, the 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 5.74, with 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .269 against him.
- Cecconi is trying to pick up his fourth quality start of the season.
- Cecconi has pitched five or more innings in a game six times this season heading into this game.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his 11 outings this season.
- He will match up with an Athletics squad that is hitting .221 as a unit (28th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .372 (21st in MLB) with 92 total home runs (eighth in MLB).
Diamondbacks batting stats
- The Diamondbacks’ 79 home runs rank 17th in Major League Baseball.
- The offense for Arizona has a slugging percentage of .397 this season, 13th in MLB.
- The Diamondbacks rank ninth in MLB with a .249 team batting average.
- Arizona has scored 382 runs this season, which ranks ninth in MLB.
- The Diamondbacks are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking 10th with an OBP of .319.
- Arizona has shown patience at the plate this season with the ninth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.9) among MLB offenses.
Athletics stats and trends
Athletics betting records
- The Athletics have won in 22, or 29.7%, of the 74 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- Oakland has a mark of 14-36 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +129 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 43.7% chance of walking away with the win.
- Oakland and its opponents have gone over in 36 of its 83 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- In 83 games with a line this season, the Athletics have a mark of 41-42-0 against the spread.
JP Sears (Athletics probable starter)
- Sears (4-7) gets the starting nod for the Athletics in his 17th start of the season. He has a 5.04 ERA in 84 2/3 innings pitched, with 56 strikeouts.
- His most recent time out came on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, when the left-hander tossed 1 1/3 innings, surrendering eight earned runs while giving up nine hits.
- The 28-year-old has a 5.04 ERA and 6 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .263 to opposing batters.
- Sears heads into the matchup with five quality starts under his belt this season.
- Sears enters the matchup with 12 outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 16 outings this season.
- He will face a Diamondbacks offense that ranks ninth in the league with 382 total runs scored while batting .249 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .397 slugging percentage (13th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 79 home runs (17th in the league).
- The 28-year-old’s 5.04 ERA ranks 70th, 1.333 WHIP ranks 65th, and 6 K/9 ranks 72nd among qualifying pitchers this season.
Athletics batting stats
- The Athletics rank eighth in baseball with 92 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
- So far this season, Oakland ranks 21st in baseball, slugging .372.
- The Athletics are 28th in the majors with a .221 batting average.
- Oakland is the third-lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.6 runs per game (296 total).
- The Athletics rank 28th in the majors with a .293 on-base percentage.
