GAME:   #971 Yankees @ #972 A’s
DATE:     8/26/2021 – 7:07 p EST
ODDS:    Yankees -110 / A’s +100
O/U:        8.5  -110 / -110

The Oakland A’s  (70-57) host the New York Yankees (74-52) at RingCentral Coliseum on Thursday at 9:40 pm EST.  

WEATHER (baseball-weather.com)

BATTER VS PITCHER(dailybaseballdata.com)

STARTING LINEUPS (rotowire.com)

TRENDS (covers.com)

NEW YORK

• The Over is 2-0-2 in the Yankees’ last 4 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
• Over is 4-0 in Taillon’s last 4 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
• Over is 3-0-1 in Taillon’s last 4 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
• The Over is 4-0 in Taillon’s last 4 starts on grass.
• Under is 5-0 in Yankees last 5 vs. American League West.

OAKLAND

• Under is 2-0-2 in Athletics last 4 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
• The Under is 5-0-2 in Athletics’ last 7 games following a loss.
• Athletics are 0-4 in their last 4 overall.
• Athletics are 0-5 in their last 5 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Under is 7-1-1 in the last 9 meetings.
• The Yankees are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
• Under is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings in Oakland.
• The Yankees are 7-21 in the last 28 meetings in Oakland.

YANKEES VS A’S PREDICTION

The Yankees currently control the first Wild Card spot in the AL while the Athletics are 1.5 games back of the Red Sox for the 2nd spot. In tonight’s game, the Yankees are going with righty Jameson Taillon (8-4, 3.94 ERA) and the Athletics tap righty James Kaprielian (7-4, 3.25 ERA). The New York Yankees have been playing much better with partial thanks to strong pitching, dropping the team ERA to 3.61 which is the 6th best in the MLB. Taillon has pitched very well over each of the last 5 starts allowing a combined 8 earned runs on 25 hits across 30 ⅓ innings for an era of 2.37. The Yankees have won each of his five starts. The Yankees have won 11 straight and they have also played well against Oakland head-to-head, winning 4 of the last 5 matches. Oakland’s bullpen has been a let down lately while losing 8 of its last 10 and is 14th in blown saves in the MLB. Depending on the wind, closer to game time it could be blowing out, which would give a good chance for the Over to come in with a hungry A’s team and a Yankee squad that is crushing the ball. Look for the Yankees and the Over in this one. 

The Bookie:          Yankees -110 / Over 8.5 -110
Fade the Public:   A’s / Under
Sharp Action:       A’s / Under