MLB Odds: Athletics vs Cubs

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Oakland Athletics and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Wrigley Field in an interleague contest. Dallas Braden will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Lefthander Braden is 4-6 this season with a 3.95 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Randy Wells who starts for the Cubs. Righthander Wells is 3-5 with a 5.15 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Derrek Lee went 2-for-4 with a solo homer as the Cubs defeated the A?s 6-2 on Wednesday. The Cubs won the game as -130 favorites, while the eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Ryan Dempster tossed 6 2-3 innings for the win, allowing eight hits and two runs. Gio Gonzalez surrendered six runs off eight hits in five innings in the loss. Team records: Oakland: 33-34 SU Chicago: 29-36 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Thursday are 8-2 Before playing St. Louis are 3-3 After playing Chi Cubs are 0-4 After a loss are 6-4 Chicago most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing LA Angels are 2-1 After playing Oakland are 4-0 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home Next up: Oakland at St. Louis, Friday, June 18 Chi Cubs home to LA Angels, Friday, June 18 Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him.