Las Vegas Athletics vs Philadelphia Phillies Betting Picks

The Athletics are very much a live underdog going against the Phillies' Andrew Painter here. The former first-round pick has been a major disappointment so far. Painter is 1-3 with a 5.28 ERA and 1.59 ratio through five starts this year. He has given up a home run in each of his last three starts and does not pitch deep into games. The A's are leading the American League West with an 18-18 record. Nick Kurtz has helped the A's rank in the top 10 in batting average and OPS, riding a 30-game consecutive on-base streak, the longest in the American League this season. The A's are 16-2 when out-hitting their opponents. J.T. Ginn gets the start for the A's. He has a 4.30 ERA and 1.26 ratio. The A's are 6-1 in games Ginn has appeared in this season. Philadelphia is playing better under interim manager Don Mattingly, but is three games below .500 on the season. Take the A's.

The A's are on a 6-3 run UNDER the total. They've scored six runs in their last three road contests. The offense is 22nd in runs scored and 20th in steals. Jeffrey Springs has a 2.95 road ERA, where he's holding the home teams to a .172 average. The Phillies' relief staff has gotten some room to rest in the last two games, wins over Miami (1-0) and Las Vegas (9-1). Philadelphia's offense is 27th in runs scored, 28th in on-base percentage, 18th in steals, and 20th in slugging. Zack Wheeler (2.45 ERA) has been sharp, holding batters to a .162 average. Take the Athletics/Phillies UNDER the total. 

Philadelphia is on a 13-7-1 run UNDER the total. It helps to have a strikeout pitcher going in a small park like this, and the Phillies have Jesus Luzardo (1.95 ERA) on the mound, with 67 Ks in 60 innings. Batters are hitting .231 off him, and he has a 1.91 ERA on the road. He faces an Athletics offense that has cooled off, riding an 11-game losing streak while scoring 35 runs. Play Philadelphia/The Athletics UNDER the total. 

Philadelphia plays its sixth consecutive road contest. The team is 3-2 in the last five starts made by Cristopher Sanchez, including a 3-2 loss at home to St. Louis as -180 chalk, and a 5-1 loss at the Mets as a -130 favorite. The Phillies' bullpen is 21st in ERA (4.60). The Athletics play their sixth straight at home and have a good arm going in Jeffrey Springs (3.91 ERA), who is holding batters to a .225 average. They're 4-4 in his last eight starts, including an 11-1 victory over the Dodgers at +170, a 3-0 win at Texas as a +110 underdog, a 12-3 rout of the White Sox, and a 10-4 win over San Diego as a dog. Play The Athletics.