Twins-Athletics Lines Preview

The Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Twins will give the ball to starter Nick Blackburn in this one. Righthander Blackburn is 5-2 this season with a 3.30 ERA. The Athletics will counter Blackburn with Trevor Cahill. Righthander Cahill has a 4.21 ERA to go along with a 3-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Twins scored three runs in the ninth inning and came away with a 6-3 victory over the A's on Wednesday, as +110 underdogs. The nine runs made it OVER the night's posted over/under (8.5). Jason Kubel went deep for the Twins, while Matt Guerrier got the win in relief. Joe Nathan whiffed two batters and closed out the ninth for his 13th save. Andrew Bailey suffered his first loss of the season, giving up three hits and three runs. Current streak: Minnesota has won 2 straight games. Oakland has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Minnesota: 30-31 SU Oakland: 26-32 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5 After playing Oakland are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 Oakland most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing San Francisco are 7-3 After playing Minnesota are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Minnesota's last 15 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Oakland Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland Oakland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Oakland's last 18 games Oakland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games at home Next up: Minnesota at Chi Cubs, Friday, June 12 Oakland at San Francisco, Friday, June 12