Oakland Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers odds, tips and betting trends | September 8

The Detroit Tigers (72-71) will visit the Oakland Athletics (62-81), in the final Game of a three-Game series, Sunday at 4:07 p.m. ET.

The Athletics (-116 on the moneyline) and the Tigers (-104) will take the field in a projected close contest. J.T. Ginn is the starter in this one for the Oakland Athletics. The Detroit Tigers have yet to tab a starter for this game.

Here’s everything you need to get ready for Sunday’s Athletics vs. Tigers matchup, including viewing options.

Oakland Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Athletics (-116, bet $116 to win $100)
• Underdog: Tigers (-104, bet $104 to win $100)
• Over/under: 8.5

Athletics vs. Tigers: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Sunday, September 8, 2024
• Game Time: 4:07 p.m. ET
• Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Athletics stats and trends

Athletics betting records

• The Athletics have entered the game as favorites 15 times this season and won 11, or 73.3%, of those games.
• Oakland has a record of 10-4, a 71.4% win rate, when favored by -116 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win from the Athletics, based on the moneyline, is 53.7%.
• So far this season, Oakland and its opponents have hit the over in 66 of 143 games with a total.
• The Athletics have an ATS record of 78-65-0 in 143 games with a spread this season.

J.T. Ginn (Athletics probable starter)

• Ginn (0-0) starts for the Athletics, his third of the season.
• His most recent time out was on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, when the right-hander tossed six innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up five hits.
• In four appearances this season, he has a 4.30 ERA and 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while opponents are hitting .192 against him.
• Ginn will try to prolong a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 3.6 innings per outing).
• He will face a Tigers offense that ranks 22nd in the league with 599 runs while batting .232 as a unit. It has a collective .384 slugging percentage (22nd in MLB play) and has hit a total of 146 home runs (24th in MLB).

Athletics batting stats

• The Athletics’ 182 home runs rank fourth in Major League Baseball.
• Fueled by 409 extra-base hits, Oakland ranks 14th in MLB with a .399 slugging percentage this season.
• The Athletics’ .234 batting average ranks 24th in the league this season.
• Oakland has scored the 25th-most runs in the majors this season with 583 (4.1 per game).
• The Athletics have the 25th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.303).
• Oakland ranks just 26th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.2 whiffs per contest.

Tigers stats and trends

Tigers betting records

• The Tigers have been chosen as underdogs in 85 games this year and have walked away with the win 39 times (45.9%) in those games.
• Detroit has a mark of 35-44 in contests where bookmakers favor it by -104 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 51% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Contests with Detroit has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 71 of 142 chances this season.
• In 141 games with a line this season, the Tigers have a mark of 75-66-0 against the spread.

Tigers batting stats

• The Tigers average one home run per game to rank 24th in MLB play with 146 total home runs.
• This season, Detroit’s .384 slugging percentage ranks 22nd in the majors.
• The Tigers have the fifth-worst batting average in the league (.232).
• The offense for Detroit is the No. 22 offense in the majors, scoring 4.2 runs per game (599 total runs).
• The Tigers’ .296 on-base percentage is the third-worst in MLB.