Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Sunday, May 8, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+155) Minnesota (-180)

The Oakland Athletics (10-17) are headed to Target Field on Sunday where they will take on the Minnesota Twins (17-11). The line on this matchup has Oakland at +155 and Minnesota is priced at -180. The betting total is set at 7. The expected starting pitchers are Daulton Jefferies and Joe Ryan.

The Athletics have accounted for 36 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 19 baseballs out of the stadium. Oakland has a slugging % of .323 and have struck out 244 times, while taking a walk on 65 occasions. As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are scoring 3.6 runs per game, which puts them at 23rd in baseball. They have 85 RBI's in addition to 172 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is .203. They have accounted for 93 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .266.

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Athletics pitchers have conceded 25 home runs and also 108 total runs (17th in the league). They have walked 80 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.85 as a team on the year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.59 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.26. The Athletics are sitting with a team ERA of 3.89 on the season (20th in the league), and the staff has rung up 207 hitters.

Athletics bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 35 times as well as having 32 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 23 holds on the season (4th in baseball). The Athletics relief pitchers have a save percentage of 63.6% and stepped onto the hill in 34 save situations. They have accumulated 7 saves this year and have blown 4 of their 11 save chances. The relievers have inherited 51 base runners so far this year with 25.5% of those players crossed home plate. The Athletics have sent 95 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Oakland Athletics have 689 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 237 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .978 which puts them in 27th in MLB, and they have turned 25 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of 2,067 innings, which has them sitting 21st in professional baseball.

Jefferies (2-5 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.82 while he has gone up against 176 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 43 hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has 11 free passes. His ERA is 5.23 (24 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.306. Jefferies has taken the ball for 41 frames and has tallied 25 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Minnesota Twins have tallied a team on-base percentage of .319 and a batting average of .238 on the year. They have struck out on 234 occasions (9th in MLB) and have notched a total of 208 base hits. Minnesota has tallied 29 home runs for the year to go along with 105 runs batted in. The Twins have a team slugging percentage of .391 and they score 4.15 runs per game (16th in baseball). They have hit 45 doubles, while getting a free base 95 times as well as scoring 112 runs.

The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.139 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.71 as a squad on the campaign. They rank 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 198. The Minnesota pitching staff have yielded 89 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.23 (85 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 3.29 (237 strikeouts against 72 walks). They have relinquished 30 dingers and they relinquish 3.38 runs per 9 innings (4th in MLB).

Minnesota has called on relievers to enter the contest in 8 save opportunities and they have converted 5 saves. They are currently ranked 25th in baseball with a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 83 relievers onto the field on the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 22 times in high leverage situations and on 17 occasions with base runners. Minnesota relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.0% out of their 25 inherited base runners. With 21 save situations, the Twins have accrued 13 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

In 2,133 innings played, the Twins have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.6% (9th in professional baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 19 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in professional baseball). The Twins have recorded 212 assists, 13 errors and have a total of 711 putouts on the campaign.

In his career, Ryan has surrendered 32 base hits while tallying 58 punch outs in 54 frames. Ryan (5-2 career record) has a 2.82 ERA and has given up 5.3 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 17 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.810 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.83 and he has gone up against 206 hitters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland (+155)

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