Athletics-Indians Who Will Cover?

The Oakland Athletics and the Cleveland Indians will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Progressive Field.

The Athletics will give the ball to starter Justin Duchscherer in this one. Righthander Duchscherer is 3-1 this season with a 2.45 ERA.

Meanwhile, it'll be Paul Byrd who starts for the Indians. Righthander Byrd is 1-3 with a 4.28 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Athletics defeated Texas 12-6 as a -145 favorite on Sunday. The 18 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5).

Emil Brown homered and had four RBI for Oakland, while Daric Barton hit a two-run home run in the win.

Indians starter Cliff Lee held the Blue Jays scoreless for nine innings in their 3-0 extra inning loss to Toronto in Game 2 of their doubleheader on Monday night.

Toronto upset Cleveland as +152 road underdogs as the teams played under the 7.5-run total listed by sportsbooks.

Team records:
Oakland: 23-16 SU
Cleveland: 19-19 SU

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Cleveland are 7-3
After playing Texas are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Oakland are 2-8
After playing Toronto are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Oakland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Oakland is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games at home
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Cleveland is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Oakland

Next up:
Cleveland home to Oakland, Wednesday, May 14

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