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The Athletics lost 98 games in 2026 and still beat their four AL West rivals more often than not, 28-24, for 10.17 units. Against the other 25 teams they went 36-74, and that is where Athletics predictions lost money.

A winning record inside the division

Each AL West rival played the Athletics 13 times, and backing the Athletics paid in all four series. The Seattle Mariners series went 7-6 and paid 4.98 units. The Los Angeles Angels lost eight of 13 to them, the Texas Rangers seven, and the Houston Astros six.

The Athletics against the teams they played mostHouston Astros6-7Los Angeles Angels8-5Seattle Mariners7-6Texas Rangers7-6Boston Red Sox3-4Kansas City Royals2-5Baltimore Orioles2-4Chicago White Sox1-5
2026 regular season; dark is wins, light the games played. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Outside the AL West, the same unit lost 31.48 across 110 games. The Detroit Tigers and the Tampa Bay Rays each went 6-0 against them.

Underdogs almost every night

The Athletics were underdogs 127 times; only two teams were priced as underdogs more often. They won 48 of those games and lost 14.24 units. At +150 or longer they went 11-30, 9.10 units down. On the 35 nights they were favored, they went 16-19 and lost 7.08. The longest-priced win was +255, 7-3 at the Boston Red Sox on 8 August.

One unit on the Athletics to win, every game0-20-10-21.32 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 162 priced 2026 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Across all 162 games, a unit on them every game lost 21.32. April went 16-10 and paid 8.32; July went 5-19 and cost 13.09, and August, at 8-20, took another 7.01.

The Athletics 2026 regular season, game by game2026-03-27 at Toronto Blue Jays 2-32026-03-28 at Toronto Blue Jays 7-82026-03-29 at Toronto Blue Jays 2-52026-03-30 at Atlanta Braves 0-42026-03-31 at Atlanta Braves 5-22026-04-01 at Atlanta Braves 1-52026-04-03 v Houston Astros 11-42026-04-04 v Houston Astros 0-112026-04-05 v Houston Astros 12-102026-04-07 at New York Yankees 3-52026-04-08 at New York Yankees 3-22026-04-09 at New York Yankees 1-02026-04-10 at New York Mets 4-02026-04-11 at New York Mets 11-62026-04-12 at New York Mets 1-02026-04-13 v Texas Rangers 1-82026-04-14 v Texas Rangers 2-12026-04-15 v Texas Rangers 6-52026-04-16 v Texas Rangers 6-92026-04-17 v Chicago White Sox 2-92026-04-18 v Chicago White Sox 7-62026-04-19 v Chicago White Sox 4-72026-04-20 at Seattle Mariners 6-42026-04-21 at Seattle Mariners 5-22026-04-22 at Seattle Mariners 4-52026-04-24 at Texas Rangers 8-12026-04-25 at Texas Rangers 3-42026-04-26 at Texas Rangers 2-12026-04-28 v Kansas City Royals 1-42026-04-29 v Kansas City Royals 5-22026-04-30 v Kansas City Royals 6-32026-05-01 v Cleveland Guardians 5-82026-05-02 v Cleveland Guardians 6-142026-05-03 v Cleveland Guardians 7-12026-05-05 at Philadelphia Phillies 1-92026-05-06 at Philadelphia Phillies 3-62026-05-07 at Philadelphia Phillies 12-12026-05-08 at Baltimore Orioles 4-32026-05-09 at Baltimore Orioles 6-22026-05-10 at Baltimore Orioles 1-22026-05-12 v St. Louis Cardinals 4-62026-05-13 v St. Louis Cardinals 6-22026-05-14 v St. Louis Cardinals 4-52026-05-15 v San Francisco Giants 5-22026-05-16 v San Francisco Giants 4-62026-05-17 v San Francisco Giants 1-102026-05-18 at Los Angeles Angels 1-22026-05-19 at Los Angeles Angels 14-62026-05-20 at Los Angeles Angels 6-52026-05-21 at Los Angeles Angels 3-22026-05-22 at San Diego Padres 3-72026-05-23 at San Diego Padres 0-22026-05-24 at San Diego Padres 5-22026-05-25 v Seattle Mariners 2-92026-05-26 v Seattle Mariners 1-42026-05-27 v Seattle Mariners 1-92026-05-29 v New York Yankees 2-82026-05-30 v New York Yankees 6-42026-05-31 v New York Yankees 8-132026-06-02 at Chicago Cubs 2-12026-06-03 at Chicago Cubs 5-42026-06-04 at Chicago Cubs 6-72026-06-05 at Houston Astros 1-52026-06-06 at Houston Astros 2-132026-06-07 at Houston Astros 5-02026-06-08 v Milwaukee Brewers 14-152026-06-09 v Milwaukee Brewers 7-52026-06-10 v Milwaukee Brewers 4-32026-06-12 v Colorado Rockies 6-42026-06-13 v Colorado Rockies 7-52026-06-14 v Colorado Rockies 9-232026-06-15 v Pittsburgh Pirates 11-22026-06-16 v Pittsburgh Pirates 5-62026-06-17 v Pittsburgh Pirates 4-122026-06-18 v Los Angeles Angels 5-02026-06-19 v Los Angeles Angels 12-112026-06-20 v Los Angeles Angels 0-72026-06-21 v Los Angeles Angels 7-92026-06-23 at San Francisco Giants 1-32026-06-24 at San Francisco Giants 1-22026-06-25 at San Francisco Giants 9-62026-06-26 at Los Angeles Angels 9-32026-06-27 at Los Angeles Angels 2-52026-06-28 at Los Angeles Angels 1-42026-06-29 v Los Angeles Dodgers 4-92026-06-30 v Los Angeles Dodgers 3-92026-07-01 v Los Angeles Dodgers 7-12026-07-03 v Miami Marlins 5-122026-07-04 v Miami Marlins 2-72026-07-05 v Miami Marlins 8-92026-07-07 at Detroit Tigers 2-62026-07-08 at Detroit Tigers 1-62026-07-09 at Detroit Tigers 1-42026-07-10 at Chicago White Sox 1-142026-07-11 at Chicago White Sox 0-12026-07-12 at Chicago White Sox 1-92026-07-17 v Washington Nationals 4-232026-07-18 v Washington Nationals 15-12026-07-19 v Washington Nationals 2-52026-07-20 at Arizona Diamondbacks 5-22026-07-21 at Arizona Diamondbacks 5-62026-07-22 at Arizona Diamondbacks 5-152026-07-24 at Minnesota Twins 2-02026-07-25 at Minnesota Twins 0-22026-07-26 at Minnesota Twins 8-112026-07-27 v Boston Red Sox 2-42026-07-28 v Boston Red Sox 4-32026-07-29 v Boston Red Sox 2-42026-07-30 v Boston Red Sox 4-52026-07-31 v Detroit Tigers 1-132026-08-01 v Detroit Tigers 6-82026-08-02 v Detroit Tigers 0-112026-08-04 at Cincinnati Reds 4-52026-08-05 at Cincinnati Reds 2-32026-08-06 at Cincinnati Reds 5-62026-08-07 at Boston Red Sox 1-132026-08-08 at Boston Red Sox 7-32026-08-09 at Boston Red Sox 4-32026-08-10 v Tampa Bay Rays 6-102026-08-11 v Tampa Bay Rays 4-122026-08-12 v Tampa Bay Rays 4-82026-08-14 v Texas Rangers 8-32026-08-15 v Texas Rangers 3-52026-08-16 v Texas Rangers 5-22026-08-17 at Kansas City Royals 5-92026-08-18 at Kansas City Royals 3-42026-08-19 at Kansas City Royals 7-92026-08-20 at Kansas City Royals 2-62026-08-21 at Houston Astros 0-42026-08-22 at Houston Astros 4-32026-08-23 at Houston Astros 7-62026-08-24 v Minnesota Twins 6-92026-08-25 v Minnesota Twins 4-22026-08-26 v Minnesota Twins 7-42026-08-28 v Baltimore Orioles 3-42026-08-29 v Baltimore Orioles 3-52026-08-30 v Baltimore Orioles 5-82026-08-31 at Texas Rangers 1-82026-09-01 at Texas Rangers 5-82026-09-02 at Texas Rangers 9-22026-09-03 at Seattle Mariners 7-42026-09-04 at Seattle Mariners 7-62026-09-05 at Seattle Mariners 6-22026-09-06 at Seattle Mariners 0-22026-09-07 v Toronto Blue Jays 6-52026-09-08 v Toronto Blue Jays 2-42026-09-09 v Toronto Blue Jays 2-02026-09-11 v Seattle Mariners 6-52026-09-12 v Seattle Mariners 1-192026-09-13 v Seattle Mariners 8-72026-09-15 at Tampa Bay Rays 1-22026-09-16 at Tampa Bay Rays 3-42026-09-17 at Tampa Bay Rays 1-102026-09-18 at Cleveland Guardians 3-52026-09-19 at Cleveland Guardians 6-122026-09-20 at Cleveland Guardians 0-12026-09-22 v Los Angeles Angels 9-72026-09-23 v Los Angeles Angels 7-32026-09-24 v Houston Astros 5-72026-09-25 v Houston Astros 6-52026-09-26 v Houston Astros 2-132026-09-27 v Houston Astros 0-9Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margin0
64-98 in 162 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Home and the run line

They were 32-49 at home and 32-49 on the road, but the money split hard: 16.60 units lost at home, 4.71 away. Only one MLB team lost more at home. Both halves of the home schedule lost: 13-16 as home favorites (6.66 units down) and 19-33 as home underdogs (9.94 down).

Getting 1.5 runs in 130 games, they covered 69, 53.1%, under the 58.2% that every side getting 1.5 managed. In the 32 games they laid 1.5, they covered nine, 28.1%, against a league rate of 41.8%.

The total

Eighty-four overs, 71 unders and seven pushes; only six teams’ games went over more often. The Athletics allowed 5.78 runs a game, more than every team but one.

Questions and answers

How did the Athletics do against the AL West in 2026?

28-24 in 52 games, and 10.17 units won backing them in every one.

How often were the Athletics underdogs in 2026?

In 127 of 162 games; they won 48 of them.

Were the Athletics a worse bet at home in 2026?

Yes: the same 32-49 record at home and away, but 16.60 units lost at home against 4.71 on the road.

Past games

  1. Astros at Athletics · 27 SepThis Astros vs Athletics game recap was the sharpest reversal of a pregame underdog position on the September 27 card.
  2. Astros at Athletics · 26 SepThis Astros vs Athletics game recap never developed into the close September contest run-line bettors fear.
  3. Astros at Athletics · 25 SepThe Astros vs Athletics recap turned on one disastrous Houston inning.
  4. Astros at Athletics · 24 SepThe Astros vs Athletics recap belongs to Lucas Spence.
  5. Athletics at Angels · 23 SepThe Los Angeles Angels vs Athletics recap starts with the verified final: Los Angeles Angels 3, Athletics 7.
  6. Athletics at Angels · 22 SepThe Los Angeles Angels vs Athletics recap starts with the verified final: Los Angeles Angels 7, Athletics 9.
  7. Athletics at Guardians · 20 SepThe Athletics vs Guardians recap was a reminder that a -230 favorite does not need to win beautifully.
  8. Guardians at Athletics · 19 SepThe Athletics vs Guardians recap was decided by Cleveland’s immediate response to an early Oakland lead.
  9. Guardians at Athletics · 18 SepThe Athletics vs Guardians recap was a painful one for plus-money bettors.
  10. Athletics at Rays · 17 SepThe Athletics vs Rays recap delivered exactly the separation the ScoresAndStats preview was seeking.
Show all 12 past predictions
  1. Athletics at Rays · 15 SepThe recommendation remains Tampa Bay Rays moneyline -225, playable -235 or better; beyond that price, the disciplined answer is to pass rather than chase a number that no longer pays for the uncertainty.
  2. Mariners at Athletics · 11 SepThe Mariners vs Athletics recap flipped twice in the tenth inning.

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