Athletics-Red Sox Lines Preview

The Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Fenway Park. The Athletics will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Trevor Cahill in this game. Cahill has a 6-8 record and a 4.50 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Red Sox will be ace Josh Beckett. The righthander has a 3.42 ERA to go along with a 11-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 320-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Athletics lost to the Yankees 7-5 as a +155 underdog on Sunday. The 12 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10). Mark Ellis homered and had three RBI for Oakland and Dallas Braden was roughed up for seven runs in 5 2-3 innings. The Red Sox lost to Baltimore 6-2 as a -175 favorite on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5). Dustin Pedroia and Jed Lowrie drove in runs for Boston in the loss. Team records: Oakland: 41-56 SU Boston: 57-40 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Boston are 5-5 After playing NY Yankees are 2-8 After a loss are 6-4 Boston most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Oakland are 4-6 After playing Baltimore are 7-3 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland's last 12 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games on the road Oakland is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Boston The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 10 games Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Oakland Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland Next up: Boston home to Oakland, Tuesday, July 28