Athletics-Dodgers Odds Preview

The Oakland Athletics and the Los Angeles Dodgers will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Dodger Stadium in an interleague contest. Dallas Braden will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Lefthander Braden is 5-5 this season with a 3.33 ERA. The Dodgers will counter Braden with Clayton Kershaw. Lefthander Kershaw has a 4.50 ERA to go along with a 3-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 153-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Athletics lost to San Francisco 7-1 as a +130 underdog on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5). Jack Cust was 2-4 with a solo homer for Oakland and Brett Anderson allowed six runs on eight hits in four innings. The Dodgers defeated Texas 6-3 as a -130 favorite on Sunday. The nine runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5). Casey Blake homered and drove in four runs for the Dodgers and Chad Billingsley improved to 9-3 on the season after allowing two earned runs on five hits in seven innings. Current streak: Oakland has lost 3 straight games. Los Angeles has won 2 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 27-35 SU Los Angeles: 42-22 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 2-8 Before playing LA Dodgers are 9-1 After playing San Francisco are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Oakland are 3-7 After playing Texas are 9-1 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 8 games on the road Oakland is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Oakland's last 22 games Oakland is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games at home LA Dodgers are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing Oakland Next up: LA Dodgers home to Oakland, Wednesday, June 17