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Sunday, June 20, 2010

MLB Betting: Athletics vs Cardinals

Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

The fans at Busch Stadium will be treated to a interleague game between the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals when they take their seats on Sunday.
Trevor Cahill will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Righthander Cahill is 6-2 this season with a 3.23 ERA.
The Cardinals will counter Cahill with Jeff Suppan. Righthander Suppan has a 6.75 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Matt Holliday belted a two-run shot and drove in three runs as the Cardinals defeated the A?s 4-3 on Saturday. The Cardinals won that game as -230 favorites, and the seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks.
Adam Wainwright pitched eight innings for the win, allowing five hits and one run.
Ben Sheets gave up six hits and four runs over seven innings in suffering the loss.
Current streak:
Oakland has lost 4 straight games.
St. Louis has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Oakland:
33-37 SU
St.
Louis: 38-30 SU
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Cincinnati are 7-2
After playing St. Louis are 2-5
After a loss are 4-6

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Toronto are 5-1
After playing Oakland are 6-1
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Oakland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Oakland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Oakland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis
Oakland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Oakland
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Oakland home to Cincinnati, Monday, June 21
St. Louis at Toronto, Tuesday, June 22

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