MLB Handicapping: Twins vs Athletics

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Ace righthander Scott Baker will take the mound for the Twins to start this game. Baker is 5-4 this season with a 4.48 ERA. It'll be Dallas Braden toeing the rubber for the Athletics in this contest. Lefthander Braden is 4-5 with a 3.60 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 104-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 7½. Justin Morneau drove in the lone run for Minnesota in its 4-1 loss to Seattle on Thursday night. Seattle won as -130 home favorites, while the game played UNDER the 7-run total listed by oddsmakers. The Athletics defeated Boston 9-8 as a +105 underdog on Thursday. The 17 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Kurt Suzuki hit a pair of home runs and had three RBI for Oakland and Jack Cust was 3-5 with a solo home run and three runs scored in the win. Current streak: Minnesota has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Minnesota: 31-23 SU Oakland: 29-26 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Oakland are 3-7 After playing Seattle are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7 Oakland most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Minnesota are 5-5 After playing Boston are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Oakland Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games Oakland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home Oakland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota Next up: Oakland home to Minnesota, Saturday, June 5 The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting.