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Saturday, May 08, 2010

MLB Odds: Rays vs Athletics

 

Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
Righthander Wade Davis will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Davis is 3-1 this season with a 2.79 ERA.
The Athletics will counter Davis with Ben Sheets. Righthander Sheets has a 7.12 ERA to go along with a 1-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Sean Rodriguez knocked in two runs on Friday to lead the Rays in a 4-1 win over the A?s in the series-opener. The Rays won the game as -130 favorites, while the five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks.
David Price pitched 7 2-3 innings for the win, allowing just one run off three hits.
Gio Gonzalez surrendered three earned runs off three hits in his seven innings in the A?s loss.
Current streak:
Tampa Bay has won 5 straight games.
Team records:
Tampa Bay: 22-7 SU
Oakland: 15-15 SU
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Oakland are 7-3
After playing Oakland are 6-4
After a win are 8-2

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Oakland
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Oakland is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Oakland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Next up:
Oakland home to Tampa Bay, Sunday, May 9

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