Oakland Athletics vs San Francisco Giants Prediction 8-17-24 MLB Picks

The San Francisco Giants and the Oakland A’s square off Saturday in MLB action from the Oakland Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this Game. Here’s a Oakland Athletics vs San Francisco Giants Prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The San Francisco Giants will send out Hayden Birdsong for the start here and Birdsong is 3-2 with a 5.40 ERA and 44 strikeouts this season. This will be Birdsong’s first career start against the A’s. Osvaldo Bido will get the start for the A’s here and Bido is 3-3 with a 3.92 ERA and 39 strikeouts this season. This will be Bido’s second career start against San Francisco.

San Francisco Giants Recap

The San Francisco Giants come into this series looking to rebound from their series loss to the Atlanta Braves despite salvaging a win with a 6-0 win in Thursday’s series finale. The series loss meant that the Giants were unable to follow up their series win over Detroit from last weekend.

Giants Trying To Stay Afloat In NL Playoff Race

Thairo Estrada has 71 hits along with 9 home runs and 43 RBIs while also chipping in 14 doubles. Michael Conforto has 77 hits with 12 home runs, 22 doubles and 50 RBIs while Matt Chapman has 112 hits of his own alongside 31 doubles with 19 homers, 61 RBIs and 12 stolen bases. Chapman also has the dubious distinction of leading the Giants with 125 strikeouts this season. Heliot Ramos has 17 home runs and 56 RBIs as well this year.

Why the San Francisco Giants will win

• The Athletics have lost eight of their last nine games against National League opponents following a win.
• The Giants have won six of their last seven day games against teams that held a losing record.
• The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four day games against National League opponents following a road win.
• The Giants have covered the run line in six of their last seven road games against American League opponents.

Oakland A’s Recap

The Oakland A’s will try to keep the ball rolling after another series win thanks to their 7-6 win in Thursday’s rubber match of their set with the New York Mets. The win followed up their series wins over the Blue Jays and White Sox over the last week and a half.

A’s Looking To Play Spoiler & Get Out Of AL West Basement

Brent Rooker leads the A’s with 113 hits and 83 RBIs along with 29 home runs this season while Abraham Toro has 80 hits and 26 RBIs. JJ Bleday has a team-high 33 doubles, 4 triples, 107 hits and 45 RBIs and Toro has a .242 batting average. Rooker also has 129 K’s at the dish this season, while Zack Gelof has the unfortunate title of leading strikeout bat with 137 strikeouts this season. Shea Langeliers has also chipped in 22 home runs and 61 RBIs.

Why the Oakland Athletics will win

• The Giants have lost nine of their last 10 games as favorites against American League opponents following a home win.
• The Athletics have won four of their last five games as underdogs.
• The Giants have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight day games against the Athletics following a home win.
• The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last four games against the Giants.

Oakland Athletics vs San Francisco Giants Prediction

I’m on the A’s here. I haven’t liked what I’ve seen from Birdsong in recent outings and while it doesn’t feel like it makes sense, the A’s continue to play solid baseball now that it feels like they’re just playing out the string. San Francisco is the only team here with something to play for, but it doesn’t feel like they’re good enough in my opinion to push for a postseason spot. I think the A’s pick up a series-opening win here. Give me Oakland.