Angels-Athletics Lines Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Los Angeles Angels on Friday when they battle the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Angels will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Joe Saunders in this game. Saunders has a 8-5 record and a 4.65 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Athletics will be Trevor Cahill. The righthander has a 4.67 ERA to go along with a 5-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Angels scored four runs in the fourth inning to defeat the A's 6-2 on Thursday, as +110 underdogs. That game's eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5). Chone Figgins went 2-for-5 at the plate and drove in two runs for the Angels. Ervin Santana earned the win with eight solid innings of work. Matt Holliday belted a solo home run and drove in two runs for the A's, who were -130 favorites in that game. Dallas Braden gave up 10 hits and six runs over five innings on the hill. Current streak: Los Angeles has won 4 straight games. Team records: Los Angeles: 50-37 SU Oakland: 37-50 SU Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Oakland are 5-5 After a win are 7-3 Oakland most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing LA Angels are 6-4 After playing LA Angels are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: LA Angels are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games on the road LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland LA Angels are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing Oakland Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Oakland is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing LA Angels Oakland is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home Oakland is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels Next up: Oakland home to LA Angels, Saturday, July 18