Athletics-White Sox Pointspread Pointers

The Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at U.S. Cellular Field.

The Athletics will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Greg Smith in this game. Smith has a 0-0 record and a 3.00 ERA this season.

The White Sox will counter Smith with ace Mark Buehrle. Lefthander Buehrle has a 8.30 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Athletics lost to Cleveland 7-1 as a +150 underdog last time out. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).

Mark Ellis drove in Oakland's only run, while Chad Gaudin was tagged with the loss after giving up three runs on four hits in six innings.

The White Sox defeated Detroit 11-0 as a -130 favorite on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5).

Paul Konerko and Joe Crede each hit a grand slam home run for Chicago, while Javier Vazquez pitched seven shutout innings with nine strikeouts in the win.

Current streak:
Chicago has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Oakland: 8-5 SU
Chicago: 7-4 SU

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Chi White Sox are 6-4
After playing Cleveland are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Oakland are 4-6
After playing Detroit are 7-3
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Oakland is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland
Chi White Sox are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing at home against Oakland
Chi White Sox are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games at home

Next up:
Chi White Sox home to Oakland, Tuesday, April 15

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