MLB Betting: Twins vs Athletics

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Lefthander Francisco Liriano will take the mound for the Twins to start this game. Liriano is 5-3 this season with a 3.29 ERA. The Athletics will counter Liriano with Trevor Cahill. Righthander Cahill has a 3.02 ERA to go along with a 4-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Delmon Young drove in Justin Morneau in the 11th inning to lift the Twins over the A?s 5-4 on Friday. The Twins won that game as a -110 pick?em, while the nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Morneau had two runs batted in and scored three times for the Twins, while Matt Guerrier tossed two scoreless innings for the win. Andrew Bailey gave up the winning run in the 11th and was saddled with the loss. Team records: Minnesota: 32-23 SU Oakland: 29-27 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Oakland are 3-7 After playing Oakland are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 Oakland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Minnesota are 5-5 After playing Minnesota are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland Minnesota is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota Oakland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home Next up: Oakland home to Minnesota, Sunday, June 6 Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.