MLB Betting: Athletics vs Orioles

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Oakland Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Camden Yards. The Athletics will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Trevor Cahill in this game. Cahill has a 2-2 record and a 3.68 ERA this season. Cahill's opponent in this one will be Brian Matusz. The Orioles lefthander has a 5.26 ERA to go along with a 2-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Orioles listed as 123-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jeremy Guthrie gave up one run over six innings to get the win, as the Orioles dropped the Athletics 5-1 on Tuesday night. Baltimore won as +105 home underdogs, while the game played UNDER the 8-run total listed by sportsbooks. Nick Markakis was 2-for-2 with a big fly for the Orioles, who got RBIs from Adam Jones, Matt Wieters, and Ty Wigginton in the payday. Mark Ellis drove in the lone run for Oakland, while Tyson Ross was hit with the loss in relief of Dallas Braden for the Athletics. Team records: Oakland: 23-23 SU Baltimore: 15-31 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Baltimore are 8-2 After playing Baltimore are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 Baltimore most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Oakland are 1-9 After playing Oakland are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing Baltimore Oakland is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Baltimore The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 9 games Next up: Baltimore home to Oakland, Thursday, May 27 Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him.