The Colorado Rockies (15-32) will visit the Oakland Athletics (20-30), Thursday at 3:37 PM ET, with the Rockies on a four-game losing streak.
The Rockies are an underdog (+109 on the moneyline to win) when they take the field at the Athletics (-129). The scheduled starters are Joey Estes (1-1) for the Oakland Athletics, and Ryan Feltner (1-4) for the Colorado Rockies.
Lucas Erceg (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K) was credited with the win in the Athletics’ 5-4 victory over the Rockies Thursday. J.D. Davis led the way offensively, going 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI. Tyler Kinley (1.0 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 K) was handed the loss for the Rockies.
Here is everything you need to get ready for Thursday’s Athletics vs. Rockies contest, including viewing options.
Oakland Athletics vs. Colorado Rockies odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Athletics (-129, bet $129 to win $100)
- Underdog: Rockies (+109, bet $100 to win $109)
- Over/under: 8
Athletics vs. Rockies: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Game Time: 3:37 PM ET
- Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
- TV Channel: Rockies
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Athletics stats and trends
Athletics betting records
- The Athletics have been favorites in six games this season and won five (83.3%) of those contests.
- Oakland has a record of 5-1 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -129 on the moneyline.
- The Athletics have a 56.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Oakland’s games have gone over the total in 24 of its 50 chances.
- The Athletics are 24-26-0 ATS in their 50 games with a spread this season.
Joey Estes (Athletics probable starter)
- The Athletics will look to Estes (1-1) in his third start this season.
- In his last time out on Friday, the righty tossed 3 2/3 innings against the Houston Astros, giving up eight earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
- In his two appearances this season, opposing hitters have compiled a batting average of .286 against him. He has a 9.35 ERA and averages 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- He will match up with a Rockies squad that is batting .245 as a unit (13th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .381 (17th in MLB) with 40 total home runs (25th in MLB).
Athletics batting stats
- The Athletics have hit 61 homers this season, which ranks fifth in the league.
- Hitters for Oakland have combined for a team rank of 16th in the majors with a .382 team slugging percentage.
- The Athletics rank 28th in MLB with a team batting average of just .219.
- Oakland has scored 185 runs (just 3.7 per game) this season, which ranks 27th in MLB.
- The Athletics have an OBP of just .294 this season, which ranks 27th in MLB.
- Oakland ranks just 29th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.7 whiffs per contest.
Rockies stats and trends
Rockies betting records
- The Rockies have come away with 15 wins in the 47 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, Colorado has come away with a win 15 times in 45 chances when named as an underdog of at least +109 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rockies have a 47.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Contests with Colorado has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 25 of 47 chances this season.
- The Rockies have posted a record of 23-23-0 against the spread this season.
Ryan Feltner (Rockies probable starter)
- Feltner gets the start for the Rockies, his 10th of the season. He is 1-4 with a 5.69 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 49 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last appearance on Saturday, the right-hander tossed four innings against the San Francisco Giants, allowing five earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
- During nine games this season, the 27-year-old has a 5.69 ERA and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .298 to opposing hitters.
- Feltner is trying to pick up his fourth quality start of the season in this outing.
- Feltner is trying to record his eighth start of five or more innings this season in this game.
- He surrendered one or more earned runs in all of his outings in 2024.
- The opposing Athletics offense has the 16th-ranked slugging percentage (.382) and ranks fifth in home runs hit (61) in all of MLB. They have a collective .219 batting average, and are 26th in the league with 361 total hits and 27th in MLB play scoring 185 runs.
- The 27-year-old’s 5.69 ERA ranks 73rd, 1.490 WHIP ranks 73rd, and 7.7 K/9 ranks 51st among qualifying pitchers this season.
Rockies batting stats
- The Rockies average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 25th in baseball with 40 total home runs .
- So far this year, Colorado’s .381 slugging percentage is 17th in the majors.
- The Rockies rank 13th in MLB with a .245 batting average.
- Colorado is the fifth-lowest scoring team in MLB action averaging four runs per game (186 total).
- The Rockies rank 19th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .305.