Kenny G tagged the Athletics at +122 as his "dog of the day." He likes Jacob Lopez’s trajectory—2.57 ERA through two big-league starts and seven shutout innings against Philadelphia last week—and thinks the rookie can keep Toronto’s sputtering bats quiet. The Blue Jays are 25th in runs, 24th in slugging, and haven’t won any of Jose Berrios’ last four starts (4.22 ERA, 0-4 team record in that span). While Kenny admits Oakland’s bullpen owns a gruesome 6.03 ERA and the offense has cooled (14th in runs after a torrid April), he trusts Lopez more than Berrios and sees value because Toronto’s only clear edge is a middling 3.68 bullpen ERA. With the Jays laying –145 despite a 16-12 home record that barely tops .500, Kenny argued the plus-money A’s are worth a straight moneyline stab on a short slate.

Cash Out Sports Picks grabbed the Athletics moneyline in Toronto. He liked Frankie Lopez’s momentum after seven dominant innings (1 ER, 8 K) versus Philadelphia, while Toronto’s lineup is batting just .206 over its last ten and has scored four total runs in its previous five games. Jose Berrios owns a 5.19 ERA and 0-1 record in five Rogers Centre starts, surrendering too many long balls. With Oakland’s bullpen trending up in strikeouts and the Jays mired in a slump against lefties, he sees value on the underdog A’s.

Dylan Rockford’s model produced a 9.0 total and he grabbed Over 8.5 at –122 before the market adjusted. Oakland overs have cashed in four of five thanks to a rotation posting a 5.89 ERA in May and a bullpen that ranks 28th in WPA. Thursday lines up as a pure bullpen game after Jacob Lopez’s one-inning openers, exposing that soft middle relief. Rockford never trusts Jose Berrios either, pointing to his 46% hard-hit rate and 1.27 HR/9. Toronto scores a full run more at Rogers Centre (4.4 R/G home vs 3.4 road), while Oakland’s bats get a park upgrade and have quietly posted a .333 BABIP the last week. Rockford expects both clubs to reach at least four runs.

Eric Lindquist labeled Brent Rooker his No. 1 home-run prop on the slate. He wants anything longer than +310 against Jose Berrios, citing Berrios’ elevated 12.3% barrel rate and penchant for surrendering loud contact to right-handed power bats. Rooker already owns double-digit bombs and a 16% barrel rate of his own, so Lindquist expects the combination of Rooker’s pull-side pop and Rogers Centre’s friendly dimensions to pay off. He prefers Rooker over other HR targets such as Isaac Paredes because the price is better and the matchup is weaker.

Eric Lindquist said the Athletics are undervalued at +120 and should be backed on the money line. His primary angle is fading Jose Berrios, noting Berrios’ 12.3% barrel rate, .363 expected wOBA allowed and only a 20.6% strike-out rate that spikes inconsistently. Lindquist emphasized Berrios’ long-standing struggles with hard contact and added that Toronto is coming off a Texas road trip while Oakland stayed put. On the other side, southpaw Jacob Lopez owns a 2.85 expected ERA and just worked seven efficient innings in his last start, giving the A’s what Lindquist believes is near-even pitching with a far better price. Because the market is hanging roughly –140 on Berrios, Lindquist feels the value clearly sits with Oakland.

Drew Martin will only look to the Athletics, likely at plus money, in their series opener at Toronto. He highlighted Jacob Lopez’s dominant seven-inning, three-hit, one-run performance against the Phillies his last time out and noted that Lopez’s lone blemish came via a solo homer. The A’s offense has been scorching—top-five in MLB by wRC+ over the past week—while Toronto has dropped four of five and returns home after a road trip, a spot Martin dislikes. On the other side, Jose Berrios sports a 4.20 ERA, declining velocity, and four-or-fewer strikeouts in three straight starts. Those factors, coupled with reduced travel for Oakland (already halfway across the continent after playing in Houston), make the Athletics Martin’s preferred wager.

Kenny G advised taking Oakland at +110, calling Luis Severino "so freaking good recently." Severino’s current run prevention has kept the A’s competitive even while the club around him craters. Houston counters with Lance McCullers Jr. (6.57 ERA) whom Kenny still doesn’t trust after allowing 7 baserunners in 4.1 innings against Seattle. The Astros’ lineup has flashed 11-5-2-3-9 runs the last five games, yet still sits just 20th in MLB scoring and 19th in slugging on the season. Oakland’s own issues—a 6.01 bullpen ERA and an offense sliding from top-10 to league-average—are baked into the number, but Kenny believes Severino can hang long enough to make the plus-money dog worth a sprinkle. He passed on the 8.5-run total and would lean Over rather than Under, but the Athletics moneyline is his actionable play.

In contrast, Malcolm Bamford bet the full-game over 8, leaning on Lance McCullers’ tendency to get dragged into shootouts. Houston is 4-0 to the over in McCullers’ starts this year, including a wild nine-run outing against Cincinnati. While Severino has dominated on the road, Bamford trusts neither Oakland’s bullpen nor its offense to let the under survive late innings. With McCullers allowing hard contact (8.4% barrel rate) and Severino susceptible once he turns the lineup over for a third time, Bamford projects both pens getting involved before the seventh and pushing the total past eight.

Malcolm Bamford played under 7.5 in Oakland–Houston, pointing out that the Astros have faced a left-handed starter only six times all season and own a modest .228 team average against southpaws. JP Sears draws them after two rough outings (10 ER), yet held opponents to nine earned across the previous six and sports far better road splits. Hunter Brown counters with a 0.96 ERA at Minute Maid and hasn’t allowed more than three earned in any 2025 start. Both pens grade as serviceable, and Bamford expects unfamiliarity with Sears plus Brown’s home dominance to keep the scoreboard muted—something like 3-2 either way.

In Tuesday’s Astros–Athletics clash, Data Skrive highlighted Miguel Andujar’s quietly sizzling bat as the lone reason to lean into an otherwise lopsided matchup (Houston -207). Andujar carries a 12-game hitting streak — tied for the second-longest active run in MLB — into a duel with right-hander Cristian Javier, whose four-seam velocity is down 1.4 mph and whose opponents’ batting average has jumped from .206 to .264 year-over-year. During the streak Andujar owns a .392/.417/.588 line with hits in 22 of 56 batted-ball events (39% hit rate) and an xBA of .331. Data Skrive recommended leveraging the streak via a simple ‘to record a hit’ prop (priced around -280) or plus-money Over 1.5 Total Bases (+115), noting that Andujar has cleared that number in seven of the 12 games thanks to an 11% barrel rate that dwarfs his career mark. Even if Oakland ultimately falls, Andujar’s current approach (27% line-drive rate, career-best 6.9% swing-and-miss) makes the hit prop a viable standalone play.

Lonte Smith grabbed Oakland around +165, arguing the market underrates JP Sears’ road form (3.12 ERA away from the Coliseum) and Houston’s persistent struggles versus lefties. The Astros are batting only .223 at home and .230 against south-handed pitching despite a gaudy overall .270 clip the last ten games. Hunter Brown’s underlying numbers remain strong, but his pitch-count spikes have limited him to six innings or fewer in four of five, exposing a Houston bullpen that blew two saves last week. Smith projected a tight 4-3 Athletics win and likes pairing the money-line with full-game under parlays.

Despite four Overs in the last five meetings, Cash Out Sports Picks prefers the Under because the total scoring has only averaged 8.8 runs in that span and both line-ups are currently cold. Oakland has posted three or fewer runs in 7-of-12, while Houston has been held to four or fewer in 7-of-9. Both clubs were idle Monday, a spot the tout believes can produce slow offensive starts. Season-to-date, Unders have already cashed 52 times in games involving these teams. With Hunter Brown’s 0.96 home ERA anchoring one side and no obvious offensive momentum on either, a sub-total game script is projected.

Scott Jenstad recommended tossing a few speculative bucks at Jacob Lopez after the rookie shredded Philadelphia for 8 strikeouts, 3 hits and 1 walk in his second MLB start. Jenstad noted Lopez carried a 28 % strike-out rate in Triple-A last season and still misses bats with a flat-plane four-seamer and plus changeup. Walks (career 10 % in the minors) are the red flag, and Jenstad warned that summer heat in the A’s temporary ballpark could add homer risk. Even so, with starting-pitching options thin, he views Lopez as a swing-and-miss lottery ticket worth rostering in 15-teamers and streaming in deeper 12-team leagues while the rotation spot is his.

Scott Jenstad said fantasy managers should act now on Shea Langeliers because the underlying skills suggest a true breakout is brewing. Langeliers has chopped his strike-out rate from 27 % last season to 16 % over the past month while simultaneously pushing his walk rate northward. The power never left—he is carrying a 46 % hard-hit rate and already put one 430-foot shot on the batter’s eye this week—but the new contact profile dramatically raises his batting-average floor. Jenstad noted the BABIP is still depressed, which means batting-average regression should be coming as long as the strike-out rate stabilizes in the low-20 % range. Add in his surprising sprint speed for a catcher and a full slate of summer games in a spacious park, and Jenstad expects Langeliers to settle in as a top-12 fantasy catcher ROS rather than a waiver-wire streamer.

Scott Jenstad advised fantasy managers not to panic over Mason Miller’s 6.11 ERA after Saturday’s blown save. Miller still sports a 40 % strike-out rate and a ridiculous 20.7 % swinging-strike rate while averaging 101 mph, metrics that point to true dominance. The inflated ERA stems from a .414 BABIP, a 13 % walk rate that is higher than last year’s profile, and a couple of poorly located 101-mph fastballs that left the yard. His underlying xFIP sits at 2.21, indicating massive positive regression once the BABIP stabilizes and the walks tick down. Jenstad’s takeaway: keep starting Miller with confidence or trade for him at a discount before the luck turns around.

Peterson bet Under 10 because Jesus Luzardo is locked in (1.95 ERA, two total homers in 10 starts, two runs or fewer in five straight) and Oakland’s lineup averages just 4.3 runs per game at spacious Coliseum. Rookie Gunnar Hoglund has been mediocre (5.06 ERA), but Peterson still projects only 9.2 runs in this run-suppressing environment.

Kenny G prefers attacking the over (9.5 or 10—your pick) rather than a side in Phillies-A’s. He noted both clubs will enter on tired bullpens after Saturday’s extra-inning marathon; Philadelphia’s pen already sits at 4.60 ERA while Oakland’s is a brutal 6.06. Starter mismatch suggests early runs too: the Phillies give the ball to Hazelos Luzardo, who owns an elite 1.95 ERA and five straight dominant outings, but he rarely works deep, meaning that shaky relief corps will still decide things. Opposite him rookie Gunnar Hoglund has been rocked for 11 earned across his last two appearances (vs Angels and Dodgers) and sports a 5.06 ERA. Offenses lean over as well—Philly ranks 7th in runs and 3rd in OBP, Oakland’s once-hot lineup is cooling but still middle of the pack (14th runs). Ball-park splits support a shoot-out: the A’s are 17-9 to the over at home while Philadelphia trends 16-9-1 to the under on the road, a dichotomy Kenny says is skewed by pitcher-friendly NL parks rather than the matchup in Sacramento’s power alley. With neither bullpen fresh and a volatile rookie on the hill, he projects both teams landing in the 5-6 run range and made any number below 11 playable.

Maher called Luis Severino the best of a thin Wednesday streaming crop. With Yordan Alvarez expected to remain sidelined, Houston’s lineup is missing its biggest bat, and the spacious confines of Minute Maid Park play better to Severino’s fly-ball tendencies than Oakland’s cavernous home park. While Severino’s overall numbers are mediocre, his fastball velocity is up a tick across his last three outings and he has punched out 17 hitters over that span. Maher would deploy him as a one-start streamer in 12-team leagues or deeper.

Maher noted that Thursday’s mini-slate leaves virtually no waiver options: Jeffrey Springs is literally the only arm available in many synced leagues. Springs has quietly rounded into form, trimming his ERA to the mid-3s with a 27% strike-out rate over his last four outings. While Rogers Centre is hitter-friendly, Maher is comfortable rolling out Springs because Toronto currently sits 25th in wOBA versus left-handed pitching and strikes out at a top-10 rate. If Springs is on your wire, Maher recommends grabbing him for the spot start.

Cash Out played the under in the same matchup, pointing out that Christopher Sanchez (2.50 ERA, .154 BAA in May) and Jeffrey Springs (1.46 ERA, 0.81 WHIP in May) have both been dealing. Double-play issues for each lineup (Phillies 32 GIDP, A’s league-leading 49) further suppress run expectancy. With both offenses already below average in slugging and each starter carrying hot recent form, the tout expects the total to stay beneath the posted number.

Eric Pathi made the Oakland Athletics his “Dog of the Day” at +55 cents (+155) against the Philadelphia Phillies. Pathi argued that backing Philadelphia as a road favorite is a losing proposition: if you had laid $100 on every Phillies game this season you would be up only $194 overall, and a laughable $6 in their road contests. Philadelphia is 27-14 as a favorite but basically break-even because of the heavy juice, while their 5-4 record as an underdog accounts for most of the meager profit. He compared them to the Dodgers, another team with a winning record yet a negative ROI, to illustrate how dangerous it is to chase big-name favorites. Pathi likes the A’s strictly on price, noting that betting underdogs who win roughly 40% of the time is the only statistically viable long-term MLB strategy. He advised grabbing the A’s at +155 and fading the overrated Phillies in this spot.

Chris Ruffolo advised betting the Oakland Athletics moneyline on May 21, 2025. He noted that Angels rookie Jack Kochanowicz is coming off a career-best outing (6.2 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 4 BB, 5 K vs. Dodgers) but still owns shaky overall numbers and now faces an Athletics lineup that has historically handled him. More importantly, Ruffolo highlighted how ice-cold the Angels have been against left-handed pitching over the last two weeks: a league-worst .162 BABIP, .170 batting average, and team OPS barely outside the bottom five in only 60 plate appearances, with five of nine hits going for extra bases—an “all-or-nothing” profile he expects to fail in spacious Sutter Health Park. A’s southpaw J.P. Sears has posted back-to-back quality home efforts (5 IP, 1 ER vs. Yankees; 5 IP, 2 ER vs. Rangers) and owns a sub-4.00 ERA with 21 K to 7 BB in his last five outings against Los Angeles, going 3-0 in home starts during that span. Ruffolo concluded Sears should neutralize the Angels’ lefty woes while Oakland’s bats crack Kochanowicz, making the Athletics the preferred side.

Lindquist played the Athletics –1.5 behind J.P. Sears. He trusts Sears’ command in spacious Oakland and expects the Angels’ right-handed lineup (oddly weak versus southpaws) to struggle. Conversely, he doubts 24-year-old Jack Kochanowicz sustains his recent luck—one earned run in back-to-back starts versus the Dodgers and Orioles—inside a true hitters’ park. With the Halos’ shaky bullpen looming, Lindquist sees value on the A’s run line.

Hoglund’s 4.5 K-prop is juiced to the OVER and the A’s sit as –166 favorites, giving him +160 Win odds. He did surrender three homers to the Dodgers last start, but Razzle noted the dominant debut versus Miami and believes the matchup with a watered-down Angels lineup offers rebound potential. Salary relief makes him a mix-in SP2 for builds that cram in expensive stacks.

Cash Out Sports Picks sided with Oakland, citing Kyle Hendricks’ road woes (0-3, 6.38 ERA, 1.33 WHIP in five road starts) and a fresh look advantage for Gunner Hoglund, whom the Angels have never faced. Hoglund held a 3.38 ERA in his lone home outing, while the Athletics’ offense owns an .736 OPS with RISP (11th MLB). Oakland has won eight of its last 10 vs the Halos, and Hendricks has allowed a homer in six straight outings. Despite shaky bullpens on both clubs, the matchup favors the home side at the current price.

Lonte Smith pivoted off the juiced Athletics moneyline and instead made the Angels-A’s full-game Over 10 his primary wager. He pointed out that Los Angeles has plated six-plus runs in four of its last six contests and is riding the momentum of a 4-2 stretch against the Dodgers and Padres. Oakland has cashed the Over in six of its past ten despite facing the Mariners, Yankees, Dodgers and Giants—elite staffs that skew their recent offensive metrics. Smith expects Kyle Hendricks’ 6.30 road ERA to turn Oakland Coliseum into a launching pad and trusts Gunnar Hoglund’s supporting bats to do their share. With the A’s owning an 8-2 head-to-head mark over the Angels the past two seasons, a shaky Angels bullpen sitting above 5.00 ERA, and both clubs ranking bottom-five in strand rate, he projects a game that easily reaches double-digit runs. He is also sprinkling Athletics first-five –0.5 but views the total as the cleaner play.

Drew Martin laid the -150 with the Athletics in Sacramento, arguing that both the scheduling spot and the pitching matchup tilt toward Oakland. The Angels just finished an emotional three-game sweep of the Dodgers and could flatten out heading north, while the A’s are desperate to snap a five-game skid. On the mound, Liam Hendriks (1-5, 5+ ERA and FIP) has struggled in hitter-friendly parks, and Sutter Health Park has played lively. Oakland counters with 25-year-old former first-rounder Gunnar Hoglund, whom Martin likes to back early in his big-league career despite one rough outing at Dodger Stadium (three HRs allowed). He labeled Hoglund’s drop in opposing quality a "step down" and trusts the rookie more than Hendriks. Although both bullpens are shaky, Martin gives the slight edge to Oakland’s relief corps and believes the A’s still have the stronger everyday lineup in this matchup.

JD Bets played Jeffrey Springs OVER 1.5 walks against the Giants. He pointed out that San Francisco sits 5th in MLB at 3.7 bases-on-balls per game and routinely works deep counts. Springs has been a bit wild in 2025, averaging 2.3 walks per start and going 2-2-1-2 in his last four outings. His season-long BB/9 is 3.3, well above the 1.5 line, and one rogue four-walk start shows how quickly he can lose the zone. JD noted that Verlander’s Jekyll-and-Hyde form makes the side impossible to trust, so he is isolating the prop market, banking on the Giants’ plate discipline to push Springs past two free passes.

Kenny G gave a slight but actionable nod to the Giants at −137. Oakland has dropped four straight while scoring just 0-1-2-3 runs, and their bullpen is a bottom-three dumpster fire (5.88 ERA). Jeffrey Spriggs did spin seven strong innings at Dodger Stadium, yet Kenny doubts he survives the inevitable bridge to that relief corps. San Francisco counters with veteran Justin Verlander, 0-3 but sporting a 4.31 ERA and a run of five respectable outings, including six frames of two-run ball versus the explosive D-backs. The Giants own MLB’s best bullpen (2.66 ERA) and a 14-7 home record, giving Verlander elite late-inning support. Offensively they are middling (20th AVG, 16th OBP) but have “come up with more runs than they deserve”—good enough against an A’s unit that is suddenly quiet at the plate. Given the modest juice and the stark bullpen gap, Kenny believes San Fran is worth a Sunday ticket despite the inevitable weirdness.

Despite each club’s recent trend toward high-scoring games, Cash Out Sports Picks suggested betting the UNDER 7 in Athletics-Giants. He expects Logan Webb and J.P. Sears to keep bats muted for at least six frames; Webb’s 2025 ledger features just one bad outing, and Sears enters off a quality start of his own. Oracle Park suppresses homers, and both offenses rank middle-of-the-pack in slugging. While Oakland’s shaky pen could implode, the tout believes the A’s will hand the ball over with minimal damage thanks to Sears’ efficiency, and he does not see San Francisco torching them for a football score. With a tight game script and starters capable of working deep, seven runs feels a notch too high.

Lonte Smith took the contrarian route, grabbing Oakland around +145 and pairing it with the Over 7.5. He trusts JP Sears’ ability to keep the ball in the yard (0.8 HR/9) and hold San Francisco’s right-heavy lineup in check for five innings. Offensively, he likes the A’s top-of-the-order matchup against Webb’s elevated hit rate (9.0 H/9) and noted that the Giants’ staff has still coughed up 4+ runs in four of the last seven. Smith highlighted Oakland’s 15-12 record as a road underdog and a lineup that ranks ninth in hard-hit percentage away from the Coliseum. Because both bullpens are average at best once you get past the closers, he envisions late fireworks and a 5-4 type upset.

Kenny G leaned toward the Athletics at +144, calling it a sneaky bounce-back after getting pummeled by the Dodgers. JP Sears is 4-0 with a 2.80 ERA over his last five outings, and Oakland is 5-0 in those games. The A’s lineup is quietly top-5 in slugging and top-6 in batting average, ranking 14th in runs overall. San Francisco counters with Logan Webb (2.60 ERA), but the Giants have dropped five of six and their offense is fading to 21st in average and 17th in OBP. Even with an elite 2.68 bullpen ERA, Kenny questions whether San Francisco can supply enough run support. Oakland’s 14-8 road record suggests they travel well, and Kenny believes the plus-money tag more than compensates for a shaky 5.24 A’s bullpen.

Chris Welsh doubled down on Tyler Soderstrom, this time grabbing his +440 home-run line (and sprinkling the total-bases over) against Jordan Lyles in Kauffman Stadium. Welsh pointed out Soderstrom is "on a thing right now," logging six extra-base hits and three homers in his last five games while carrying a 51 % fly-ball rate. Right-handed hitters have produced a .367 xwOBA and 2.1 HR/9 off Lyles, and the spacious Kansas City alleys actually play up Soderstrom’s pull-side power thanks to a 10 mph wind out to right-center. With Soderstrom’s max-exit velo back above 110 mph, Welsh views the +440 tag as mispriced relative to similar mid-tier sluggers sitting in the +320 range.

Welsh’s favorite plus-money prop is Tyler Soderstrom over 1.5 total bases against right-hander Matt Sauer in Kansas City. Soderstrom has logged four extra-base hits in his last three games and owns a 51 % fly-ball rate, the ideal profile for Kauffman Stadium’s spacious alleys. Sauer has surrendered a .368 expected wOBA to left-handed hitters across Triple-A and MLB combined, and his fastball sits only 92-93 mph—exactly the velo band Soderstrom has punished for a .640 slugging mark. Welsh expects at least one double or homer, making the +140 line a clear value.

Chris Welsh told listeners to hold or re-add Nick Kurtz rather than cling to Jordan Lawlar. Kurtz is batting .280 with his first big-league homer and, in Welsh’s words, the “profile looks good.” Lawlar, meanwhile, is stuck in a platoon that limits him to sporadic at-bats, and Welsh does not expect significant playing-time growth unless Ketel Marte lands on the IL—something Arizona says is unlikely after the second baseman merely reported general soreness. Because Lawlar’s upside is currently theoretical while Kurtz is producing every day, Welsh advised reversing any recent Lawlar-for-Kurtz swap and treating Kurtz as the superior season-long stash in 12-team formats.

Metler grabbed Brent Rooker to hit a home run at +375, noting projections price the swing closer to +275. Rooker already homered in one of two career at-bats versus opener Matt Sauer, and left-handed hitters are batting well over .350 against Sauer in a limited sample. With Sauer unlikely to face Rooker more than once, the A’s slugger should then see a southpaw bulk reliever—no problem given Rooker’s 1.000+ OPS and 10 HR last season against left-handed pitching. Weather at Dodger Stadium is ideal (sunny, 65°, wind blowing out to right, Rooker’s pull side), adding another boost to the long-ball probability.

Polzin likes taking the OVER on Lawrence Butler’s fantasy-score prop as part of a correlated stack with teammate JJ Bleday in the late-start Dodgers–Athletics game, which carries a 9.7 run implied total—the second-highest on Thursday’s slate. Oakland are only +1.5 run dogs, so Butler should still see full plate appearances even if the A’s trail. Butler owns a .208 ISO versus right-handed pitching this year and gets a contact-oriented Dodgers starter who allows a 41% hard-hit rate. With PrizePicks hanging the lowest number on the market and the game starting after the early lock, Polzin calls it one of the few MLB props worth building around today.

For the total, Cash Out Sports Picks hammered the OVER. Both bullpens are faltering—Dodgers’ relief unit has endured recent blow-ups, while Oakland’s pen carries a 6.58 ERA across its last 39.2 innings. The Athletics lineup owns a 132 wRC+ against right-handers over the last 10 days and just dropped 11 runs on L.A. in game one. The Dodgers remain fourth in MLB in total runs and tagged Oakland for nine in game two. With Bido’s shaky road form (4 ER in 5 IP at Miami) and May still ramping up from his 2024 layoff, the tout expects another high-run environment, noting the A’s are 6-0 to the over in their last six, while both previous games in the set soared past posted totals.

Eric Lindquist said he is throwing a 0.1-unit dart on nine-hole slugger Nick Kurtz to hit a home run at +1200. Lindquist admitted the price is "a little wide" but argued the market is still underrating Kurtz’s raw power because he bats at the bottom of Oakland’s order. In Lindquist’s words, Kurtz "just absolutely murders baseball," and moving to spacious Oakland Coliseum has not muted his elite exit velocities. With the Athletics unlikely to draw much public action, Lindquist feels sportsbooks left the prop mispriced and views the plus-money as an exploitable ceiling play on a day when few other home-run spots stand out to him.

Brent Rooker is posted at +360 to homer, the same price as Freeman but with a still-impressive track record: 10 homers in 43 games (23.3% of games). That rate tops the 21.7% break-even threshold implied by +360, giving slight positive expected value. For bettors looking to capitalize on a plus-power bat in Chavez Ravine, Data Skrive’s prop board indicates Rooker is another viable swing for the fences.

Calling it "an automatic play," JD Bets hammered the over 9.5 in Friday’s Athletics-Dodgers matchup. He highlighted that both projected starters carry bloated ratios: Oakland’s Osvaldo Bido is 2-3 with a 4.51 ERA and 1.51 WHIP, while Los Angeles counters with Dustin May, 1-3, 4.08 ERA, 1.24 WHIP. Each offense is scorching—both rank top-5 in runs and ISO over the past two weeks—and the wind has been blowing out at Dodger Stadium for two straight nights, pushing the previous two games over their totals. With mediocre pitching, red-hot lineups, and a hitter-friendly weather setup, JD does not see how this game stays below double-digit runs and is comfortable playing the over up to 10.

Martin is backing Oakland at +165 in the nightcap. The Athletics own the third-hottest offense by weighted runs created plus, and starter Luis Beto (touching 96-97 mph) tossed six innings of two-run ball against LA last season. Meanwhile Dustin ("Dusty") May has unraveled: 16 earned runs, 27 hits, and nine walks over his last 20 innings as injuries thin the Dodgers’ rotation. With Los Angeles forced to over-pay for a shaky starter, Martin sees value in the surging Oakland lineup keeping the game tight and potentially stealing it outright at a sizable underdog price.

Peterson bet Over 9.5 in A’s-Dodgers (handicapped 9.6) thanks largely to Osvaldo Bido’s rough profile: a 4.75 ERA paired with an ugly 5.91 FIP, 1.9 HR/9, and 3.5 BB/9. Even if Oakland’s starter survives the first few innings, the ball figures to be flying once the bullpens get involved. Peterson added that the A’s offense travels well, averaging nearly 4.6 runs on the road, while the Dodgers’ loaded lineup is always a threat in its home park. Given a vulnerable pitcher, two capable offenses, and Dodger Stadium’s hitter-friendly conditions, he expects double-digit runs more often than not.

Erik Halterman recommended selling Tyler Soderstrom now that the surface stats (288 AVG, nine homers) still reflect his scorching first 13 games (.354, six HR, 1.197 OPS). Over the subsequent 28 games the rookie has cooled to .259/.702 with only three additional bombs and a rising strikeout rate—24 % versus 18.5 % early. His barrel rate sits at a solid 14 % but has slipped from an elite 18 %. Projections peg him for a .235-.250 average the rest of the way if the mid-20s K-rate sticks, meaning the true breakout may be smaller than initial hype suggested. With industry buzz still high, Halterman believes fantasy managers can flip Soderstrom for a steadier asset before the market realizes the early-season contact gains have evaporated.

Cash Out Sports Picks is grabbing the Athletics at sizable plus money, arguing that Dodgers lines are "too bloated." Oakland has actually been more profitable than LA this season and sends Hogan Harris (11.1 career IP, 3 ER) who has held his own. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is coming off a five-run, five-inning dud against Arizona. The tout admits LA should be favored but sees enough recent volatility and underdog profit to warrant a stab on Oakland.

Kenny G leaned to the Under 8.5 when the Athletics visit the Dodgers. He trusts Yoshinobu Yamamoto to rebound from a five-run stumble against Arizona—prior to that outing the rookie right-hander carried a 1.80 ERA—and expects him to work deep enough to hand things to a Dodger bullpen sporting a respectable 3.67 ERA. On the other side, Oakland rookie Gunner Hoglund owns a 2.33 ERA through two starts, having already quieted Miami and a solid Seattle lineup. Kenny noted the A’s sticks are cooling (12-9 to the Over on the road but trending downward) and their 5.11 bullpen ERA actually helps an Under because late-inning leverage will be low if the bats stay silent. Los Angeles is short several regulars and, even with a 15-3 home record, is only 11-7 to the Over at Chavez Ravine. Add in the A’s 10-6-4 Under clip away from home and Kenny projects a 4-2 or 5-3 type of game, making the Under his preferred look over the pricey Dodger moneyline.

Brian Howard prefers the under 8.5 in A’s-Dodgers despite the public fascination with LA’s lineup. He cited Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 2.38 ERA, 31 % strikeout rate and league-low 0.6 HR/9 along with Gunnar Hoglund’s surprisingly strong MLB debut month (3.12 ERA, 28 % K-rate, only one barrel allowed). Howard noted that both pitchers lean on splitters that generate sub-.180 xBA and that Dodger Stadium has played neutral-to-pitcher in night games this season (park-factor 94). Because neither bullpen has thrown more than 11 high-leverage pitches the past two days, he expects rested late-inning arms to close the door. He also mentioned that taking Oakland’s +220 moneyline becomes more attractive in a low-scoring environment but the total is his core play.

The second "lock" on Lindquist’s card is the first-five under 4.5 runs between Oakland and Los Angeles. He raved about Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s well-documented dominance but spent most of the segment hyping A’s rookie Gunnar Hogland, who owns a 2.38 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, .257 xwOBA and sparkling 2.44 xERA through two MLB starts while allowing only one barrel on 33 batted balls. Hogland’s sweeper-changeup combo dives away from Dodger righties, and Yamamoto’s splitter makes hard contact nearly impossible. Even acknowledging the presence of superstars Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, Lindquist expects both pitchers to put up zeros early and labeled the F5 under his preferred avenue to fade runs.

Martin is swinging for plus money with Oakland first-five innings around +190 versus the Dodgers. He believes Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s recent form—five earned runs and two homers allowed to Arizona and rising hits/walks over his last three outings—suggests the league is adjusting to his unique delivery. Oakland enters with a top-10 offense, and rookie right-hander Gunnar Hoglund (25-year-old first-rounder from Ole Miss) owns a sub-3.00 ERA, sub-3.00 FIP, and a 10-to-1 K/BB ratio through two starts while generating an elite swinging-strike rate. Martin thinks Hoglund can keep L.A.’s lineup quiet early, making the near 2-to-1 first-half price a worthwhile shot even though he concedes the Dodgers are superior overall.

Eric Pathi advised grabbing the Oakland Athletics +1.5 at plus money against Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers on the overnight line. Pathi said the Dodgers are hung at -270 because bookmakers know the public will pay a premium for the brand, making Los Angeles a long-term loser against the number. He cited this season’s full-season underdog record of 246-367 (40.1 % straight-up wins) to show how often big favorites get clipped and noted that Thursday’s card features eight teams priced -190 or higher, the rare kind of slate where several dogs usually cash. Taking a run and a half with Oakland not only fades an overpriced club but gives bettors cushion in a park that suppresses offense and against a rookie NPB import who is still only two months into the MLB adjustment. Pathi labeled it his "best bet in all of baseball" for the overnight board.

Johnny Venezia urged managers to quit leaving Jacob Wilson on waivers—he’s only 56 % owned despite hitting .348/.393/.448 with 3 HR and an .841 OPS. His .357 BABIP and 142 wRC+ suggest the approach is sustainable, and he’s been scorching in May (.415 average). Venezia values the steady category accumulation: average, runs, and RBI with the occasional homer or steal, calling Wilson a ‘very high floor, moderate ceiling’ starter. The market agrees—Wilson has shortened from a preseason 13-1 ticket Venezia touted to a +130 favorite for AL Rookie of the Year—so fantasy players should secure the production before it’s universally rostered.