Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Prediction 6-22-24 Picks | Sports Chat Place (2024)

Minnesota Twins (41-34) vs. Oakland Athletics (28-49)
June 22, 2024 4:07 pm EDT
The Line: Oakland Athletics +131 / Minnesota Twins -156; Over/Under: +8.5
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The Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics meet Saturday in MLB game 2 action at Oakland Coliseum. Here’s a Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Prediction. This article will include a Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Pick.

Minnesota Twins Betting Preview

The Minnesota Twins are 41-35 on the year after games against the Athletics and Rays. The Minnesota Twins have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 9 of their last 10 games. The Minnesota Twins have won 8 of their last 11 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Willi Castro leads the Minnesota Twins with 71 hits and 24 RBI, while Carlos Correa and Carlos Santana have combined for 124 hits and 73 RBI.

Oakland Athletics Betting Preview

The Oakland Athletics are 29-49 on the year after games against the Twins and Royals. The Oakland Athletics have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 7 games. The Oakland Athletics have won 3 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Abraham Toro leads the Oakland Athletics with 71 hits and 24 RBI, while JJ Bleday and Brent Rooker have combined for 129 hits and 71 RBI.

Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics Pitching Pick Matchup

Bailey Ober gets the ball for the Minnesota Twins, and he is 6-4 with a 4.81 ERA and 73 strikeouts this season. Ober has allowed 16 hits and 8 runs in his last 16 innings. Ober has a 5.75 ERA and .256 allowed batting average in 40.2 road innings. Ober is 2-0 with a 0.79 ERA and 16 strikeouts in his career against the Oakland Athletics.

JP Sears gets the ball for the Oakland Athletics, and he is 4-6 with a 4.25 ERA and 55 strikeouts this season. Sears has allowed 19 hits and 9 runs in his last 15.1 innings. Sears has a 3.31 ERA and .216 allowed batting average in 32.2 home innings. Sears is 0-1 with a 5.91 ERA and 8 strikeouts in his career against the Minnesota Twins.

Why the Minnesota Twins will win

• The Athletics have lost each of their last eight day games following a win.
• The Twins have won each of their last six games against AL West opponents following a road loss.
• The Twins have covered the run line in each of their last six games against AL West opponents following a road loss.
• The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six day games following a win.
• The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last nine day games against opponents that held a winning record.
• The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six day games against American League opponents that held a winning record.

Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Prediction

I’m not excited to lay juice with Bailey Ober, who can be hit or miss, especially on the road. However, the Twins are easily the better team over the Oakland Athletics, and it’s not like JP Sears is lighting the world on fire this season. These are games the Twins need to take advantage of as they hope to stay in the thick of the wild card race. Not my favorite game on the Saturday card, but I’ll side with the Twins because they’re the better team no matter how you slice it.