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The A's have gone Over in 11 of their last 12 games and Monday's game has a great chance at to follow the trend because Oakland averages 5.6 runs a game on the road. The Tigers have lost five straight, but the bats should make some noise against veteran Edwin Jackson, who just got called up and will play with his record-tying 13th MLB team. Just the Over here.
Backing Edwin Jackson in 2018 might seem a little crazy, but the A"s are undervalued as road dogs on Monday. Jordan Zimmermann is far from an ace, and this A's lineup is sneaky good, especially with this park shift. My wOBA model has Oakland winning 57 percent of simulations, making them a strong value at +100.
Oakland might be overshadowed in the AL West by the Astros and Mariners, but the A's have been awfully well lately. Playing a Tigers squad that is struggling to muster any semblance of consistency is exactly what the A's need if they're going to make a push for the division. They should win comfortably.
While Tigers starter Jordan Zimmermann has righted the ship over his last three outings, his ERA still hovers just below 5.00 on a team that ranks in the bottom third in pitching. That's not a good sign for any team, let alone one that's facing the resurgent A's, who had won six of their last seven entering play on Sunday. My projections show Oakland winning this game handily, by an average of two runs 69 percent of the time. Everything points to an impressive A's win.