Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Athletics-Rays Lines Preview

The Oakland Athletics and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Tropicana Field.
Lefthander Josh Outman will take the mound for the Athletics to start this game. Outman is 1-0 this season with a 4.38 ERA.
Starting this game for the Rays will be James Shields. The righthander has a 3.98 ERA to go along with a 3-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Jason Bartlett drove in five runs on Monday night as the Rays cruised to a 13-4 win over the Athletics.
The Rays had no trouble getting the victory as -136 home favorites in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the night's posted total (9.5).
Current streak:
Oakland has lost 4 straight games.
Tampa Bay has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Oakland: 13-22 SU
Tampa Bay: 20-20 SU
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7
After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 8-2
Before playing Oakland are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 6-4
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Oakland is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Oakland
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Oakland, Wednesday, May 20

 

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