MLB Handicapping: Angels vs Athetics

cg The Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Ervin Santana will be the starting pitcher for the Angels on this day. Righthander Santana is 6-3 this season with a 3.29 ERA. It'll be Trevor Cahill toeing the rubber for the Athletics in this contest. Righthander Cahill is 4-2 with a 3.21 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 108-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Erik Aybar drove in a pair of runs and the Angels defeated the A?s 7-1 on Wednesday, as +110 underdogs. That game's eight runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Joe Saunders went the distance for the victory, giving up seven hits and one run for the Angels. Dallas Braden was tagged with the loss, giving up 11 hits and five runs over 5 2-3 innings. Team records: Los Angeles: 33-29 SU Oakland: 31-30 SU Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Thursday are 9-1 Before playing LA Dodgers are 4-6 After playing Oakland are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 Oakland most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing San Francisco are 4-6 After playing LA Angels are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: LA Angels are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games LA Angels are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games on the road LA Angels are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Oakland LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Oakland Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home Oakland is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Angels Oakland is 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against LA Angels Next up: LA Angels at LA Dodgers, Friday, June 11 Oakland at San Francisco, Friday, June 11 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.