Athletics-Yankees Pointspread Pointers

A winning streak will be on the line for the New York Yankees on Sunday when they battle the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium. The Athletics will give the ball to ace starter Justin Duchscherer in this one. Righthander Duchscherer is 10-5 this season with a 1.82 ERA. Duchscherer's opponent in this one will be Andy Pettitte. The Yankees lefthander has a 4.03 ERA to go along with a 10-7 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 148-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jose Molina was hit by a pitch as the Yankees defeated the A's 4-3 in 12 innings on Saturday, as -220 favorites. The seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5). Robinson Cano went 4-for-6 from the field with two runs scored. David Robertson tossed a scoreless 12th to earn the victory. Ryan Sweeney had two hits and drove in two runs for the A's, who were +190 underdogs. Lenny DiNardo gave up the winning run and was tagged with the loss. Current streak: Oakland has lost 4 straight games. New York has won 2 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 51-46 SU New York: 52-45 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After playing NY Yankees are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 New York most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing Minnesota are 7-3 After playing Oakland are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: 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 on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games at home NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Oakland Next up: Oakland at Tampa Bay, Monday, July 21 NY Yankees home to Minnesota, Monday, July 21