The Athletics host the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 29, 2026. First pitch from Sutter Health Park is scheduled for 9:40 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcast on SportsNet LA.
The Dodgers are -112 on the moneyline and -1.5 on the run line. The Athletics are -104 on the moneyline and +1.5 on the run line. The total is set at 10.5 runs.
Find my MLB picks and Dodgers vs Athletics prediction below, as well as probable pitchers, weather report, and more.
Dodgers vs Athletics Prediction
- Dodgers vs Athletics Pick: Athletics ML (-104) | Play to -115
My Dodgers vs Athletics best bet is on the Athletics to win outright. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live MLB odds page.
Dodgers vs Athletics Odds
| Dodgers Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 +130 | 10.5 -110o / -110u | -112 |
| Athletics Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -156 | 10.5 -110o / -110u | -104 |
- Dodgers vs Athletics moneyline: Dodgers -112, Athletics -104
- Dodgers vs Athletics over/under: 10.5 (-110o / -110u)
- Dodgers vs Athletics spread: Dodgers -1.5 (+130), Athletics +1.5 (-156)
Dodgers vs Athletics Polymarket MLB Odds
Dodgers vs Athletics Probable Pitchers
| LHP Eric Lauer (LAD) | Stat | LHP Gage Jump (ATH) |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 | W-L | 3-1 |
| -0.6 | fWAR (FanGraphs) | 1.4 |
| 4.87/5.33 | ERA / xERA | 2.04/2.94 |
| 6.17/5.33 | FIP / xFIP | 2.14/3.74 |
| 6.6% | K-BB% | 18.4% |
| 30.7% | GB% | 39.3% |
| .213 | BABIP | .270 |
| 87 | Stuff+ | 110 |
| 101 | Location+ | 100 |
Dodgers vs Athletics MLB Betting Preview
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
The Dodgers are certainly picking up the pace. They've now won five of their last six and nine of their last 12, cruising into a mid-week series with the Athletics, but it's not as if they are unbeatable at the moment.
L.A.'s offense has ranked seventh in wRC+ over the last two weeks, carrying a solid .263 average but a poor .158 Isolated Power. Its strikeout and walk rates remain fairly decent, though there's been a noticeable dip in both areas. Luckily, Teoscar Hernandez is set to return tonight in a move that should instantly inject some more power into this team.
On the hill, things are still taking shape with the Dodgers' newest addition to the rotation. Eric Lauer has put up a 2.54 ERA in four starts since coming over from the Blue Jays, seemingly turning his season around in the blink of an eye. He's recorded a 5.22 FIP, however, with five of the eight runs he's allowed coming via the longball.
That's always going to be the issue with Lauer; he's running a 39.9% fly-ball rate this year and for his career is way, way above the league average in this department. His Expected Slugging in the month of June is .448, which makes sense, and his Expected Batting Average is a bit more stable than that at .243.
Regardless, this represents a marked improvement upon his other starts in Toronto, and he's even been able to start driving down that walk rate. Lauer won't strike many out, but if he can keep guys off base the home run won't seem so daunting.
Athletics Betting Preview
Gage Jump just continues to impress with every passing week. The young lefty is coming off perhaps the best outing of his young career, fanning nine Giants and allowing just four to reach base over five scoreless innings.
The strikeouts were an early and unexpected gift for a 23-year-old who's simply trying to translate his gaudy numbers from the minors to the big leagues. Jump's now struck out 25.7% of the batters he's faced to just a 7.4% walk rate — an impressive ratio for a guy who's pitched just six games — and it's hard to say he's had many easy matchups.
This one certainly won't be easy, obviously, but Jump's profile looks pretty great. He's geared towards contact in the air, yet has allowed just two barrels in 89 batted balls with a low 32.6% hard-hit rate.
The early returns look great here for Jump, who has generated plenty of swings out of the zone to achieve the weak contact and strikeouts, but we'll continue to monitor the situation as the season goes on. One thing to note is that Jump's primarily thrown a fastball-slider mix, and while the Dodgers rank eighth in xBA to sliders from lefties, they are 17th against the latter.
Dodgers vs Athletics Pick, Betting Analysis
The Dodgers are having some clear struggles with left-handed pitching again. They own a 100 wRC+ versus southpaws, ranked ninth, and a 126 wRC+ versus righties — the best in the league. Factoring in that the fastball in particular has been their undoing — a pitch Jump throws a lot, and throws well, this isn't looking like the greatest matchup in the world.
L.A. is already cold at the plate, so while it does technically have a matchup advantage with a fly-baller on the mound given the season splits, I'm not entirely rosy on this one. Lauer, in his own right, has been solid — but the Athletics have a great opportunity here as a team ranked 10th in OPS to fly-ballers and 23rd the other way around.
The Athletics can hit for power, though they haven't done it lately, and they also rank ahead of the Dodgers against lefties. In the last two weeks, a high 24.6% strikeout rate has plagued the Athletics, but they won't face much of a strikeout threat in Lauer — and they also have a great 10.3% walk rate which should make life tough on the lefty.
I'm seeing many reasons to love the Athletics here.
Pick: Athletics ML (-104) | Play to -115
