MLB Odds: Athletics vs Giants

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Francisco Giants will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Oakland Athletics at AT&T Park. The Athletics will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Gio Gonzalez in this game. Gonzalez has a 6-3 record and a 3.58 ERA this season. The Giants will counter Gonzalez with ace Tim Lincecum. Righthander Lincecum has a 3.20 ERA to go along with a 5-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ryan Sweeney drove in a run and scored three times as the A's defeated the Angels 6-1 on Thursday. The A's won that game as a -110 pick'em, and the seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Trevor Cahill went eight innings for the win, allowing six hits and one run along the way. The Giants were defeated 7-6 by the Reds last time out, as +185 underdogs. That game's 13 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Guillermo Mota was tagged with the Giants loss, giving up four hits and three runs in relief. Current streak: San Francisco has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 32-30 SU San Francisco: 32-27 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing San Francisco are 4-6 After playing LA Angels are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 San Francisco most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Oakland are 5-5 After playing Cincinnati are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing San Francisco The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games when playing on the road against San Francisco Oakland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing Oakland San Francisco is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 8 games when playing at home against Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 18 of San Francisco's last 25 games at home Next up: San Francisco home to Oakland, Saturday, June 12 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.