Oakland Athletics vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/08/2022

Game Time: 7:20 pm ET, Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Venue:  Truist Park, Atlanta, GA

Where to Watch:  BSSO

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +195, Braves -240; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +200, Braves -240; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +195, Braves -250; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

 

Oakland Athletics:  20-36 (5th place, AL West)

Atlanta Braves:  28-27 (2nd place, NL East)

 

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Oakland Athletics:  1-9 last 10

Atlanta Braves:  7-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 20-36 record overall and they are 13-13 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 9 of their last 10 games and are coming into this one on a 6 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Boston Red Sox getting swept 3-0, had Monday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series finale of a 2-game series with the Braves on Wednesday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Wednesday with the series opener still to be played on Tuesday. Cole Irvin is the starting pitcher for them on Tuesday while rookie pitcher Jared Koenig will be on the mound for them here on Wednesday. He has never pitched in an MLB game before and this would be his MLB debut if he does indeed start in this game. They scored 4 runs in their last series averaging just over 1 run scored per game in that span and they allowed 20 runs against them averaging just under 7 runs allowed per game.

 

The Braves are coming into this game with a 28-27 record overall and they are 14-14 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 5 game winning streak. They just won their 4-game series against the Colorado Rockies 4-0 completing the sweep, had Monday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series finale of a 2-game series with the Athletics on Wednesday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Wednesday with the series opener still to be played on Tuesday. Kyle Wright is the starting pitcher for them on Tuesday while Ian Anderson will be on the mound for them here on Wednesday. He is 4-3 with a 4.70 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 5 earned runs, 2 homers, and 1 BB with 9 strikeouts on 10 hits in 6 innings played against the Colorado Rockies. They scored 30 runs in their last series averaging just under 8 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 16 runs against them averaging 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Braves are coming into this game playing very well recently and they are starting to heat up now. They have been winning a lot of games recently but they are starting to hit the ball very well in those games and score runs as well. They are playing a 2-game series against the A's here but the A's have been so bad recently and they just keep losing games. They only have 1 win in their last 10 games and this is a series that the Braves should sweep now that they are heating up again. The A's are also expected to have a rookie starting here making his MLB debut and this is the last team he wants to face with the way they have been scoring runs recently. The Braves will keep on winning here while the A's stay in their slump. The best bet here is on the Braves to win this game.

 

Athletics Braves Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, June 8, 2022 (7:20 pm ET start time) is Braves 7 Athletics 2.

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Oakland Athletics: 71-65 (+6.9 Units) ML in road games. 25-20 (+4.7 Units) ML on the road when the money line is +125 to -125. 

Atlanta Braves: 28-27 (-6.8 Units) ML in all games. 9-15 (-7 Units) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 18-8 OVER in home games.

 

 

Oakland Athletics:  K. Smith (SS) Ques Tues - Knee. S. Vogt (C) Mid June - Knee. S. Bolt (CF) Late June - Oblique.

Atlanta Braves:  E. Rosario (LF) Late July - Eye. M. Pina (C) out for season - Wrist. M. Soroka (SP) Early July - Achilles.

 

 

 

"I think everybody in here knows the talent that's in here and the type of team that we have with everything that was accomplished last year. It feels like we're starting to get on that roll." - Matt Olson after their win against the Rockies on Sunday.

 

 

"I was yanking cutters and pulling sinkers below the zone. But the guys really picked me up." - Charlie Morton after their win against the Rockies on Sunday.

 

 

 

Tony Kemp (L) 2B

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Ramon Laureano (R) RF

Jed Lowrie (S) DH

Chad Pinder (R) LF

Seth Brown (L) 1B

Matt Davidson (R) 3B

Sean Murphy (R) C

Cristian Pache (R) CF

 

Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) RF

Dansby Swanson (R) SS

Austin Riley (R) 3B

Matt Olson (L) 1B

Ozzie Albies (S) 2B

Marcell Ozuna (R) DH

William Contreras (R) C

Adam Duvall (R) LF

Michael Harris II (L) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Ramon Laureano (.247)

Hits:  Elvis Andrus (41)

Home Runs:  Seth Brown (5)

RBI:  Seth Brown (23)

Stolen Bases:  Sheldon Neuse (5)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (5)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (10)

ERA:   Adrian Martinez (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Ronald Acuna (.313)

Hits:  Austin Riley (57)

Home Runs:  Austin Riley (14)

RBI:  Austin Riley (31)

Stolen Bases:  Ronald Acuna (10)

Wins:  Max Fried (5)

Saves:  Kenley Jansen (14)

ERA:  William Woods (0.00)

 

Managers:

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)

Atlanta Braves: Brian Snitker (7th season)