Baseball bettors look for value at Yankee Stadium on Saturday as host New York battles the Oakland Athletics in baseball odds action.

Oakland puts its faith in starter Travis Blackley to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 4-3. Getting the ball for the Yankees is Ivan Nova, who owns a 12-7 record on the season with a 4.85 ERA.



View Oakland vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had set the Yankees as -160 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline for this contest. The over under opened at 9 for bettors hoping to turn a profit on totals.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Yankees rated this week at No. 1 and the Athletics sitting at No. 10.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Athletics rank No. 12 in the American League at 8 hits per game. That compares with New York’s No. 7 ranking in that category.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and New York has the American League's No. 4-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Athletics own the American League's No. 2 mark in runs allowed.

The Athletics were a 2-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Yankees. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got New York at -172 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Athletics got to extra innings, but lost when they got there against New York on Friday; it was a 2-1 final at Yankee Stadium in MLB wagering action.




Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing NY Yankees are 7-3
After playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Oakland are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

A few Athletics at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Oakland is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 6 games when playing Oakland
NY Yankees are 16-4 SU in their last 20 games when playing at home against Oakland


Next up:
Oakland at NY Yankees, Sunday, September 23