New York Yankees vs The Athletics Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 05/31/26

The New York Yankees and Athletics play the series finale on Sunday, and it’s a rubber match. The Yankees routed the A’s 8-2 on Friday as moderate favorites on Friday behind LHP Carlos Rodon, while the A’s picked up a 6-4 victory on Saturday as moderate underdogs (+130). The over cashed in both games, just in case you’re considering a same-game parlay. However, let’s focus on the side for our betting purposes. The Yankees are 18-14 on the road this season, while the Athletics are just 11-16 in their temporary home in West Sacramento.

The Yankees roll with RHP Will Warren (6-1, 3.55 ERA, 1.17 WHIP) for Sunday’s game, and he has actually been much better away from home. Warren is 2-0 with a 2.86 ERA while allowing just a single homer across 22 IP in 4 starts, and teams are hitting just .229 against him this season on the road. The A’s counter with LHP Jacob Lopez (4-2, 5.73 ERA, 1.77 WHIP), who is 0-1 with a 5.95 ERA across 19 2/3 IP in 4 home starts, serving up 5 homers with 13 walks in the span. As such, we’re going with the Yankees to get the job done by at least 2 runs.

Yankees vs Athletics prediction: New York Yankees -1.5 (+105) at time of publishing. Playable to -110.

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