The heavily favored New York Yankees look to secure a series win against the Athletics on Sunday.
Will Warren takes the mound after a strong start to the season, and our Yankees vs. Athletics predictions expect his ground-ball profile to help produce a low-scoring game and a comfortable Yankees victory.
Read on for my MLB picks for Sunday, May 31.
Who will win Yankees vs A's today: Yankees -1.5 (+105)
The New York Yankees send Will Warren to the mound against an Athletics lineup heavily vulnerable to high-spin horizontal movement.
Warren owns a 3.17 xERA through 11 starts, with his newly optimized 29-degree vertical release slot allowing his 3,005 RPM sweeper to break an elite 17.3 inches horizontally away from right-handed barrels.
Athletics starter Jacob Lopez carries a 3.90 xERA and has struggled to miss bats consistently.
With New York's bullpen leading the majors with a 54.2% rolling groundball rate to insulate the late innings, the cushion is there. Play the Yankees -1.5 to -105.
COVERS INTEL: Jacob Lopez (3.90 xERA) sits in the bottom fifth percentile for fastball velocity at 90.5 MPH. A Yankees lineup running a 128 rolling wRC+ will punish that early and often. 
Yankees vs A's Over/Under pick: Under 10.5 (-130)
Warren's 29-degree release slot doesn't just generate horizontal break; it suppresses launch angle.
His ground ball profile, combined with New York's bullpen leading the majors at 54.2% rolling groundball rate, means the score is built to stay low.
Lopez sits in the bottom fifth percentile for fastball velocity at 90.5 MPH, but allows soft contact, not hard damage. His slider-heavy approach produces the same result from the other side.
Two ground-ball-oriented staffs, two contact-suppressing starters, and a 10.5 total that assumes both offenses perform at peak level. They won't on this pitching. Play the Under to 9.5.
- ML/RL bets: 7-11, -2.19. units
- Over/Under bets: 7-9, -3.40 units
Yankees vs A's odds
- Moneyline: Yankees -144 | A's +138
- Run line: Yankees -1.5 (-100) | A's +1.5 (-104)
- Over/Under: Over 10.5 (+108) | Under 10.5 (-122)
Yankees vs A's trend
The Yankees are 9-2 when Will Warren starts a game in 2026. Find more MLB betting trends for Yankees vs. A's.
How to watch Yankees vs A's and game info
| Location | Sutter Health Park, West Sacramento, CA |
| Date | Sunday, May 31, 2026 |
| First pitch | 4:05 p.m. ET |
| TV | YES, NBCSCA |
| Yankees starting pitcher | Will Warren (6-1, 3.55 ERA) |
| A's starting pitcher | Jacob Lopez (4-2, 5.73 ERA) |
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