Pittsburgh had an impressive first two weeks of the season but is now on a 5-14 slide losing six times as chalk. Starter Mitch Keller (5.14 ERA) has allowed 51 base runners in 35 innings with batters hitting .283 off him. The Pirates are a long way from home playing their fifth consecutive road contest. They're 21st in runs scored, 27th in slugging, 20th in the bullpen (4.02 ERA), and 25th in fielding percentage. The Pirates are 10-24 after scoring 4 or fewer runs in four straight games. Oakland is on a 6-3 run cashing as underdogs of +220, +240, +240, +110, and +182. Alex Wood comes off a 3-1 upset of the Yankees (one run allowed in 5+ innings) with the A's winning three of his last four starts. Play Oakland.
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May 1, 2024 3:37pm ET
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Pittsburgh Pirates
#921
Priester
Oakland Athletics
#922
Stripling
Lines & Odds
-1.5 (+154)
Runline
+1.5 (-186)
-109
Moneyline
-108
OVER 7.5 (-115)
Total
UNDER 7.5 (-105)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 53% of the public money was on Pittsburgh Pirates to win on the moneyline. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Oakland would win by a score of 4.2 to 3.0 with Oakland winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
Final Score
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9
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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0
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0
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0
Oakland Athletics 
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
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4
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April 30, 2024 9:40pm ET
@
Pittsburgh Pirates
#979
Keller
Oakland Athletics
#980
Wood
Lines & Odds
-1.5 (+130)
Runline
+1.5 (-155)
-132
Moneyline
+114
OVER 7.5 (+100)
Total
UNDER 7.5 (-125)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 60% of the public money was on Pittsburgh Pirates to win on the moneyline. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Pittsburgh would win by a score of 5.2 to 3.2 with Pittsburgh winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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This pick was released to clients on April 30, 2024 at 11:43AM ET.
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Pittsburgh at Oakland
April 30, 2024
9:40 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Oakland +120 (moneyline) (risk 1.5 to return 3.3)
Result:
WIN
WIN
Final Score
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9
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Pittsburgh Pirates
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Oakland Athletics
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
5
April 29, 2024 9:40pm ET
@
Pittsburgh Pirates
#923
Falter
Oakland Athletics
#924
Boyle
Lines & Odds
-1.5 (+135)
Runline
+1.5 (-161)
-128
Moneyline
+111
OVER 7.5 (-105)
Total
UNDER 7.5 (-115)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 70% of the public money was on Pittsburgh Pirates to win on the moneyline. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Oakland would win by a score of 4.8 to 3.4 with Oakland winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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This pick was released to clients on April 29, 2024 at 9:04AM ET.
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Pittsburgh at Oakland
April 29, 2024
9:40 PM Eastern
1 unit on Oakland +120 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 2.2)
Result:
WIN
WIN
The Oakland A's were pathetic a year ago. They were facing a 10 game road trip against the top three teams in the AL in Cleveland, Baltimore, and the NY Yankees. The A's eneded up taking four of the last seven games, and come home having to feel good about themselves. The A's through 29 games a year ago were 6-23 so the 12-17 is showing considerable improvement. The Pittsburgh Pirates got off to a surprising 9-2 start to the season. That was short lived and Pittsburgh has been just 5-13 since. The Pittsburgh offense has been horrible. The Pirates have scored just 28 total runs in their last 13 games, or just better than two per contest. I think we have the wrong team favored in this one. Make the play on Oakland.
Final Score
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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Oakland Athletics
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0
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2
2
0
0
0
0
5
June 7, 2023 12:35pm ET
@
Oakland Athletics
#917
Harris
Pittsburgh Pirates
#918
Contreras
Lines & Odds
+1.5 (-121)
Runline
-1.5 (+101)
+156
Moneyline
-179
OVER 9.5 (-105)
Total
UNDER 9.5 (-115)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 78% of the public money was on Pittsburgh Pirates to win on the moneyline. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Pittsburgh would win by a score of 7.8 to 3.2 with Pittsburgh winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
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9
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Oakland Athletics
7
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
9
Pittsburgh Pirates
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
5
June 6, 2023 7:05pm ET
@
Oakland Athletics
#971
Kaprielian
Pittsburgh Pirates
#972
Keller
Lines & Odds
+1.5 (+107)
Runline
-1.5 (-129)
+217
Moneyline
-265
OVER 8.5 (-120)
Total
UNDER 8.5 (+100)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 80% of the public money was on Pittsburgh Pirates to win on the moneyline. And, 63% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Pittsburgh would win by a score of 5.8 to 3.0 with Pittsburgh winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
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9
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Oakland Athletics
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1
1
0
0
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2
11
Pittsburgh Pirates
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
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