Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 4/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Monday, April 18, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+150) Oakland (-175)

Oakland Coliseum is where the Oakland Athletics (5-5) will attempt to beat the Baltimore Orioles (3-6) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Baltimore at +150 and Oakland is at -175. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Alexander Wells and Frankie Montas.

The Orioles have accumulated 11 doubles as a team and have smacked 4 baseballs out of the park. Baltimore has a slugging % of .285 and have been rung up 84 times, while being walked on 37 occasions. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 2.0 runs/g, which ranks them 30th in MLB. They have amassed 16 RBI's and 52 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .198. They have a total of 16 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .305.

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Orioles pitchers have yielded 3 long balls in addition to 30 runs in total (8th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 29 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.20 as a unit this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.10 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.35. The Orioles have an ERA of 3.42 so far this year (10th in the league), and their staff has struck out 61 batters.

The Orioles relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 4 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 16 runners for the year and 31.3% of those players crossed home plate. Orioles pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 11 times as well as having 13 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have sent 33 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relievers have recorded 2 holds this year (25th in baseball). They have recorded 1 save for the year and have blown 1 of 2 chances to save the game.

The Baltimore Orioles have earned 213 putouts so far this season, in addition to 87 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 19th in baseball, and have earned 9 double plays. The Orioles have transformed 67.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 639 innings on the field, which has them sitting 26th in professional baseball.

Wells (2-3 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 6.33 while facing 197 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 53 base knocks (11.2 hits per nine innings) and has 16 walks. His earned run average is 6.75 (32 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.617. Wells has thrown 42 innings and is sitting with 26 K's during his career.

The Oakland Athletics have earned a team on-base percentage of .292 and a team batting average of .226 so far this season. They have been rung up on 91 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have totaled 70 base hits. Oakland is sitting with 11 home runs for the year as well as 44 runs batted in. The Athletics hold a slugging percentage of .384 and they average 5.56 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have notched 14 doubles, while walking 25 times as well as earning 50 runs.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.355 and have a FIP of 4.51 as a team so far this year. They come in at 26th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 77. The Oakland pitching staff have conceded 39 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.26 (37 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.55 (74 strikeouts vs 29 free passes). They have surrendered 13 homers and they surrender 4.49 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league).

Sitting with 12 save situations, the Athletics have earned 7 holds and 2 blown saves. Oakland has had relief pitchers enter the game in 5 save opportunities and they have earned 3 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 14 times in high leverage situations and on 12 occasions with runners on. Oakland relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 17.6% out of 17 inherited base runners. They are ranked 21st in the league holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 35 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year.

In their 708 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (22nd in pro baseball). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 6 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (23rd in the majors). The Athletics have recorded 87 assists, 6 errors and have accumulated 236 putouts on the season.

Montas (32-24 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.88 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.12 and he has faced 1,957 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has surrendered 198 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.300 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. Thus far in his career, Montas has allowed 443 base hits while he has accumulated 481 punch outs in 459 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+150)

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