Sports betting online numbers have the Oakland Athletics as underdogs most of the time at the online sportsbook. The A’s are not going to make the playoffs but that doesn’t mean they can’t play a spoiler role in sportsbetting. Oakland is 7-3 in their last 10 games in sportsbetting online and they were underdogs in 7 of those 10.
Sportsbetting online results are not always what you expect. With a team like Oakland you would expect they would pack it in and think about next season. That has not happened in sports betting online. The A’s have some talented young pitchers that can impact odds at the sportsbook, particularly in the bullpen. The A’s relievers have an ERA of just over 2 runs per game in the last couple of weeks. Bullpens win games in sports betting online. The A’s have a solid closer in Andrew Bailey as sportsbetting stats indicate and some very good young middle relief and setup men.
Sometimes in sportsbetting a team can get forgotten and that is what has happened to Oakland. They traded away Matt Holliday and people just didn’t think about them anymore in sportsbetting online. That is a mistake because the A’s can be an attractive sports betting online underdog at the sportsbook.
The A’s might even have more pitching strength soon as Justin Duchscherer, who was excellent last season, is set to make his debut. A few teams have inquired with Billy Beane about making a trade for Duchscherer so it will be interesting to see if he stays with the A’s. Sportsbetting online also show that Oakland has Brad Ziegler who is excellent in the bullpen and Michael Wuertz.
Oakland is going to be an underdog a lot in sportsbetting online at the online sportsbook, especially against teams like the Yankees, White Sox, Tigers and Angels, all of who they play in upcoming weeks. The A’s are not as bad offensively as you might think either in sports betting. They are in the middle of the league as sports betting online numbers indicate. The A’s still have some talented players like Jack Cust, Ryan Sweeney, Mark Ellis and others who can impact sports betting online. As the A’s starting pitchers start to develop, the team is going to be even more of a threat in sports betting online at the sportsbook.