MLB Handicapping: Reds vs Athletics

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Cincinnati Reds and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Mike Leake will be the starting pitcher for the Reds on this day. Righthander Leake is 5-1 this season with a 3.02 ERA. Leake's opponent in this one will be Gio Gonzalez. The Athletics lefthander has a 4.21 ERA to go along with a 6-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Reds, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Reds lost to Seattle 1-0 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The one run scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Aaron Harang took the loss for Cincinnati after allowing one run on three hits in six innings. The Athletics defeated St. Louis 3-2 as a -105 favorite on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Kevin Kouzmanoff was 4-4 with a solo home run for Oakland and Trevor Cahill allowed two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts in six innings. Current streak: Cincinnati has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Cincinnati: 37-33 SU Oakland: 34-37 SU Cincinnati most recently: When playing on Monday are 1-9 Before playing Oakland are 2-7 After playing Seattle are 0-8 After a loss are 4-6 Oakland most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Cincinnati are 7-2 After playing St. Louis are 3-5 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games on the road Cincinnati is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland Oakland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cincinnati Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland's last 12 games at home Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Oakland home to Cincinnati, Tuesday, June 22 Because the MasterLockLine monitors each and every one of the nation's top sports service, handicappers, tip sheets and syndicates, you will get every Game of the Year play worth betting. Every last one in the industry is yours. That's why you get more legitimate service betting service Games of the Year on the MasterLockLine than anyone else.