Athletics-Red Sox Pointspread Pointers

The Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Fenway Park. The Athletics will give the ball to starter Dana Eveland in this one. Righthander Eveland is 7-7 this season with a 3.88 ERA. Starting this game for the Red Sox will be Jon Lester. The lefthander has a 3.17 ERA to go along with a 9-3 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 225-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jed Lowrie drove in the winning run in the 12th inning on Friday, as the Red Sox defeated the A's 2-1. The Red Sox won the game as -145 favorites, but the three runs fell well UNDER the posted over/under (8.5). Lowrie finished 2-for-4 at the plate and drove in both runs for the Red Sox. Mike Timlin tossed a scoreless 12th inning to earn the victory. Jack Cust homered for the only A's run, while Alan Embree gave up the winning run in relief. The A's were +135 underdogs in that game. Current streak: Oakland has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 53-55 SU Boston: 62-48 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Boston are 5-5 After playing Boston are 6-4 After a loss are 2-8 Boston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Oakland are 4-6 After playing Oakland are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston Oakland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games Oakland is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games Next up: Boston home to Oakland, Sunday, August 3