Athletics-Red Sox Pointers

The Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Fenway Park. Ace Justin Duchscherer will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Righthander Duchscherer is 10-7 this season with a 2.37 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Tim Wakefield who starts for the Red Sox. Righthander Wakefield is 6-8 with a 3.94 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Red Sox were defeated 9-2 by the Angels last time out, as -185 favorites. The game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Coco Crisp hit a two-run homer and drove in two runs for the Red Sox. Josh Beckett surrendered eight runs over 5 1-03 innings in the loss. Current streak: Oakland has lost 3 straight games. Boston has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 53-54 SU Boston: 61-48 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Boston are 6-4 After playing Kansas City are 5-5 After a loss are 2-8 Boston most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Oakland are 4-6 After playing LA Angels are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oakland's last 14 games Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Boston The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home Boston is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Oakland Next up: Boston home to Oakland, Saturday, August 2