MLB Handicapping: Athletics vs Rangers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: \ The Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark. Righthander Trevor Cahill will take the mound for the Athletics to start this game. Cahill is 1-1 this season with a 5.40 ERA. The Rangers will counter Cahill with Colby Lewis. Righthander Lewis has a 3.03 ERA to go along with a 3-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Athletics defeated Tampa Bay 4-0 as a +140 underdog on Sunday. The four runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5). Dallas Braden pitched a perfect game for Oakland and Daric Barton was 3-5 with two runs scored in the win. The Rangers defeated Kansas City 6-4 as a -165 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5). David Murphy was 3-4 with two RBI for Texas and Elvis Andrus scored a pair of runs in the win. Current streak: Oakland has won 2 straight games. Texas has won 4 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 17-15 SU Texas: 18-14 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Texas are 5-5 After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 Texas most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Oakland are 4-6 After playing Kansas City are 7-3 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games on the road Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas Texas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas's last 9 games when playing at home against Oakland The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games when playing Oakland Next up: Texas home to Oakland, Wednesday, May 12 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.