Athletics vs. Rays Odds & Betting Predictions - April 8, 2023

Athletics at Rays

8:10 pm • BSSUN

Athletics

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Tampa Bay Rays

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pitcher		team	era	w-l
J.Springs			0.56	2-0
S.Fujinami			4.85	2-0

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Athletics 0-0	+1.5+126	o7.5-115	+245
Rays 0-0	-1.5-145	u7.5-105	-295

Saturday 8:10 p.m.

April 08, 2023

Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg

S.Fujinami o4.5 Ks+146

0.5u

S.Fujinami o3.5 Ks-135

1.35u

Good buy low opportunity on Fujinami after a dreadful debut. The underlying metrics for Ks were very promising with a 18% swinging strike rate and a 40%+ whiff rate on his 3 main pitches. He only managed a 17% swing rate on pitches outside of the zone, but his stuff is so good that I can’t imagine that staying under 30% going forward. Once his fluky .625 BABIP comes back down to Earth he will be able to stay in the game longer and rack up plenty of Ks. Projecting this closer to -220 and if you rather tap into his upside by attacking the alt market of over 4.5 I’m projecting that as a coin flip and you can get +145 at some books

Under 4.5 (F5)-130

1.3u

Springs has sprung

Under 8-115

0.4u

OAK +235

OAK +1.5 (F5)-128

1.28u

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The Athletics are just 55-5 (.917) when leading entering the 9th inning since the 2022 season -- tied for 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .954.

The Athletics are just 31-56 (.356) at home since the 2022 season -- 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .530.

The Rays are 39-10 (.796) when scoring in the first inning since the 2022 season -- 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .662.

Seth Brown batted just .171 on the road over the last 30 days -- tied for 14th worst in MLB-- 10th Percentile. Opponents batted just .176 (13-for-74) against Jeffrey Springs at home over the last 30 days -- fourth best among qualified SPs-- 93rd Percentile.

65% of Seth Brown fastball strikeouts were elevated last season -- ninth highest in MLB-- 92nd Percentile. 68% of Jeffrey Springs fastball strikeouts were elevated last season -- 14th highest among starting pitchers with at least 64 total IP-- 88th Percentile.

Jeffrey Springs has allowed an OBP of just .053 (19 PA's) this season -- best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 2 total IP; League Avg: .329 -- 100th Percentile.

Jeffrey Springs has a strikeout rate of 63% (12 SO in 19 PAs) this season -- best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 2 total IP; League Avg: 22% -- 100th Percentile.

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MLB Public Betting

Rays are 2-3 in their last 5 games.
Rays are 3-2 in their last 5 games against the spread
Rays are 44-37 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 1 of Rays' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 36 of Rays' 81 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Rays	89-73	45-36	44-37	32-36	55-34
Athletics	86-76	44-37	42-39	9-12	76-64

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Rays	68-88-6	36-40-5	32-48-1	29-38-1	36-48-5
Athletics	78-83-1	39-42	39-41-1	10-11	68-71-1

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Rays	80-82	42-39	38-43	36-32	42-47
Athletics	69-93	38-43	31-50	13-8	55-85

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Apr 7th	ATH	W 9-5	-1.5 W	O 7.5	TB -282
Apr 5th	@WSH	W 7-2	-1.5 W	O 8.5	TB -275
Apr 4th	@WSH	W 10-6	-1.5 W	O 9	TB -178
Apr 3rd	@WSH	W 6-2	-1.5 W	U 8	TB -182
Apr 2nd	DET	W 5-1	-1.5 W	U 7.5	TB -275

Miguel Andujar
OF
Andujar is out with abdominal
Out
Luis Medina
P
Medina is out with elbow
Out
Esteury Ruiz
OF
Ruiz is out with wrist
Out
Ken Waldichuk
P
Waldichuk is out with elbow
Out

Jeffrey Springs
P
Springs is out with elbow
Out
Shane McClanahan
P
McClanahan is out for season with elbow
Out for Season

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RS.Fujinami, P	79	4.1	1	5
LS.Moll, P	14	0.2	0	0
RD. Acevedo, P	30	1	0	4
RJ. Familia, P	9	1	0	0
RC. Pérez, P	17	1	0	2

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1E.Ruiz, CF	1-4	0	0	0
2A.Diaz, 2B	0-4	0	0	0
3S.Brown, DH	0-2	0	0	0
3R.Noda, PH	0-1	0	0	0
4J. Aguilar, 1B	0-2	0	0	0
5R.Laureano, RF	0-3	0	0	0
5C.Capel, RF	0-1	0	0	0
6B.Rooker, LF	1-2	0	0	0
7S.Langeliers, C	0-3	0	0	0
8J. Peterson, 3B	1-3	0	0	0
9N.Allen, SS	0-3	0	0	0

PITCHER		PC	IP	K	ER
LJ.Springs, P		89	7	7	0
RK.Kelly, P		26	2	3	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1Y.Diaz, 1B	0-4	1	0	0
2B.Lowe, 2B	1-2	4	1	3
3R.Arozarena, DH	2-5	1	1	4
4W. Franco, SS	1-4	1	0	0
4V.Brujan, SS	0-1	0	0	0
5L.Raley, LF	0-2	0	0	0
5H.Ramirez, PH	0-1	0	0	0
5H.Ramirez, LF	0-1	0	0	0
6I.Paredes, 3B	1-3	0	0	3
7J.Lowe, RF	0-4	0	0	0
8M.Margot, CF	1-3	2	1	1
9F. Mejia, C	2-2	2	0	0