Red Sox-Athletics Pointspread Pointers

The fans at McAfee Coliseum will be treated to a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics when they take their seats on Wednesday.

Jon Lester will be the starting pitcher for the Red Sox on this day. Lefthander Lester is 0-1 this season with a 9.00 ERA.

Starting this game for the Athletics will be Rich Harden. The righthander has a 1.50 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Daisuke Matsuzaka fanned nine batters over 6 2-3 innings, allowing one run on only two hits to get the win as the Red Sox defeated the Athletics 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Boston cashed as -130 road favorites as the teams played under the 8.5-run total listed by oddsmakers.

Jack Cust homered for Oakland, while starter Joe Blanton was tagged with the loss after giving up two runs in six innings of work.

Team records:
Boston: 2-1 SU
Oakland: 1-2 SU

Boston most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 8-2
Before playing Toronto are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 6-4
After a win are 8-2

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Cleveland are 4-6
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Boston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Oakland is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Boston

Next up:
Boston at Toronto, Friday, April 4
Oakland home to Cleveland, Friday, April 4