Athletics-Yankees Vegas Betting Odds

The Oakland Athletics will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The Athletics will trot Greg Smith out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Smith has a 5-7 record and a 3.43 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it'll be Mike Mussina who starts for the Yankees. Righthander Mussina is 11-6 with a 3.61 ERA so far this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. The Athletics lost to the Angels 4-3 as a -175 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Jack Cust was 2-2 with a solo home run and two runs scored for Oakland, while Justin Duchscherer allowed two runs on five hits in seven 2-3 innings. The Yankees lost to Toronto 4-1 as a -145 favorite on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Jason Giambi was 2-4 with a solo home run for the Yankees and Andy Pettitte took the loss after allowing four runs on six innings. Current streak: Oakland has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 51-44 SU New York: 50-45 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After playing LA Angels are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Oakland are 4-6 After playing Toronto are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Oakland is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oakland's last 13 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland's last 11 games Oakland is 9-4 SU in their last 13 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 10 of NY Yankees's last 13 games when playing at home against Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 10 of NY Yankees's last 14 games at home Next up: NY Yankees home to Oakland, Saturday, July 19