Its Friday, August 8 and the Athletics (51-66) are in Baltimore to open a series against the Orioles (52-63).
J.T. Ginn is slated to take the mound for Oakland against Tomoyuki Sugano for Baltimore.
Jacob Lopez struck out 10 and the Athletics took the rubber game of their series against the Nationals, 6-0. The offense showed up as well for the Athletics pounding out 12 hits including Tyler Soderstrom’s 21st HR of the season. The Orioles were off yesterday. They were on the road for the previous six games managing a combined two wins in their series against the Cubs and the Phillies.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Athletics at Orioles
- Date: Friday, August 8, 2025
- Time: 7:05PM EST
- Site: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- City: Baltimore, MD
- Network/Streaming: NBCSCA, MASN
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Odds for the Athletics at the Orioles
The latest odds as of Friday:
- Moneyline: Athletics (-102), Orioles (-117)
- Spread: Orioles 1.5
- Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Athletics at Orioles
- Pitching matchup for August 8, 2025: J.T. Ginn vs. Tomoyuki Sugano
- Athletics: J.T. Ginn (2-3, 4.28 ERA)
Last outing: August 2 vs. Arizona – 8.31 ERA, 4 Earned Runs Allowed, 4 Hits Allowed, 5 Walks, and 2 Strikeouts - Orioles: Tomoyuki Sugano (8-5, 4.42 ERA)
Last outing: August 2 at Cubs – 5.40 ERA, 3 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 5 Strikeouts
- Athletics: J.T. Ginn (2-3, 4.28 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Athletics at Orioles
- The Athletics have won their last 4 road games against teams with better records
- The Under is 8-2 in the Orioles’ last 10 with a rest advantage over their opponents
- The Orioles have covered the Run Line on the last 3 occasions that they’ve had a rest advantage
- J.T. Ginn has struck out no more than 2 batters in 4 of his last 6 and 6 of his last 10 appearances and has struck out 5 or more just 1 time in those 10 appearances
- Rookie Nick Kurtz is hitless (0-6) in his last 2 games after going 7-15 in his previous 4 games
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Athletics and the Orioles
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Athletics and the Orioles:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Oakland Athletics on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Oakland Athletics at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 9.0.
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