Athletics Vs Indians: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – August 12, 2021

Matt Olson and Jose Ramirez square off in a battle between top-10 power hitters when the Oakland Athletics (65-48) and the Cleveland Indians (55-56) play at 1:10 PM ET on Thursday. Olson has 28 homers (fifth in league) for the Athletics, and Ramirez is ninth with 25 home runs for the Indians. Oakland’s (-160 to win) Chris Bassitt starts against Cleveland’s (+140) Eli Morgan.

The betting insights and predictions in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of August 11, 2021, 7:00 PM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Athletics vs Indians Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Athletics Probable Starter Chris Bassitt

• Bassitt makes the start for the Athletics, his 24th of the season. He is 11-3 with a 3.19 ERA and 147 strikeouts in 144 innings pitched.
• The righty’s last appearance came on Saturday against the Rangers, when he went seven innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up five hits.
• He will face off against an Indians offense that ranks 26th in the league with 852 total hits (on a .234 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .403 (17th in the league) with 139 total home runs (13th in MLB play).
• The Athletics are 12-4 in Bassitt’s 16 starts this season with Oakland as the moneyline favorite.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 11, 2021 at 7:20 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Indians Stats vs Bassitt

Indians Probable Starter Eli Morgan

• Morgan (1-4) will take to the mound for the Indians and make his 10th start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up two earned runs in seven innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Tigers.
• The Athletics are batting .235 this season, 22nd in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .404 (16th in the league) with 138 home runs.
• When he starts a game and his team is the underdog on the moneyline, they have a record of 2-4.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 11, 2021 at 7:20 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Athletics Stats vs Morgan

Athletics Betting Trends

• The Athletics score an average of 4.6 runs per game on the road compared to 4.3 per contest at home.
• The Athletics have the No. 17 offense in MLB action scoring 4.4 runs per game (501 total runs).
• The Athletics have been the moneyline favorite 74 total times this season. They’ve finished 45-29 in those games.
• Oakland is 14-8 (winning 63.6% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -160 or shorter.
• In the 110 games oddsmakers have set an over/under for Oakland, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 51 times (51-57-2).
• Oakland was the moneyline favorite for nine of its last 10 games, and went 7-2 in those matchups.

Indians Betting Trends

• The Indians rank 19th in the league with 480 total runs scored this season.
• They’ve scored 4.6 runs per game this season at home compared to an average of 4.1 per contest on the road.
• The Indians have won 25, or 42.4%, of the 59 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Cleveland has a record of 8-14, a 36.4% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +140 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Cleveland and its opponents have hit the over in 55 of their 108 games with a total this season.
• In seven games over the last 10 matchups when set as the underdog by bookmakers, Cleveland has a record of 2-5.

Athletics Players to Watch

• Olson leads the Athletics with 28 home runs and 74 runs batted in.
• Among qualifying hitters in MLB, Olson ranks fifth in HR (28), ninth in RBI (74), 18th in OBP (.371), and 11th in SLG (.576).
• Jed Lowrie is hitting .255 with 20 doubles, 12 home runs and 40 walks.
• Among the qualified hitters in MLB play, Lowrie does not rank among the top hitters in baseball.

Athletics Batting Stats (2021)

Indians Players to Watch

• Ramirez is batting .257 this season with a team-high 25 home runs and 69 RBI.
• Among qualified hitters in MLB, Ramirez ranks ninth in HR (25), and 17th in RBI (69).
• Amed Rosario has 109 hits and an OBP of .321 to go with a slugging percentage of .396 this season.
• Among qualified hitters, Rosario does not rank in the top 20 in SLG and OBP in the league.
• Rosario will look to extend his six-game hit streak. Over that span, he’s batting .407.

Indians Batting Stats (2021)

Athletics vs Indians Player Props

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