Giants vs. Athletics MLB Same Game Parlay Picks – Saturday, August 17
The San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics will play on Saturday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, at 7:07 p.m. ET, with Heliot Ramos and JJ Bleday among those expected to step up at the plate.
Curious what a same game parlay might look like for the Giants-Athletics contest? Keep reading — we’ve got you covered with the key details ahead.
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Giants vs. Athletics Prediction & Pick
- Score Prediction: Athletics 6, Giants 5
- Expected Runs: 9.4
Giants vs. Athletics Odds
- Oakland is the underdog, +120 on the moneyline, while San Francisco is a -143 favorite despite being on the road.
- Giants versus Athletics on August 17 has an over/under of 8.5 runs, with the odds on the over -102 and the under set at -120.
A potential way to build a same game parlay is to take a strikeout over/under prop of either team’s starting pitcher. Here’s a look at what’s available:
- The Giants’ Hayden Birdsong has a strikeout over/under of 5.5 at -135 for the over and +106 for the under.
- For the Athletics, Osvaldo Bido has a strikeout total of 4.5 at -149 for the over and +118 for the under.
Giants vs. Athletics Stats
- The Giants are 38-30 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 55.9% of those games).
- The Athletics have won 38, or 36.9%, of the 103 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
- In the 122 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for San Francisco, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 61 times (61-58-3).
- Oakland and its opponents have hit the over in 56 of its 121 games with a total this season.
| Hayden Birdsong (SF) | Pitcher | Osvaldo Bido (OAK) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 – 2 | W/L | 3 – 3 |
| 36.2 | IP | 39 |
| 5.40 | ERA | 3.92 |
| 1.391 | WHIP | 1.256 |
| 10.8 | K/9 | 9 |
| 4.7 | BB/9 | 4.4 |
Giants vs. Athletics Same Game Parlay Payout
If you pick the Athletics — the computer favorite above — on the moneyline, choose the over per the computer prediction, and hit a winning parlay, here’s the payout a $10 bet could net based the pitcher prop you tab:
- Hayden Birdsong over 5.5 strikeouts: $65.84
- Hayden Birdsong under 5.5 strikeouts: $79.75
- Osvaldo Bido over 4.5 strikeouts: $62.81
- Osvaldo Bido under 4.5 strikeouts: $84.98
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