MLB Odds: Twins vs Athletics

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Oakland Athletics will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Sunday when they take on the Minnesota Twins at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Righthander Nick Blackburn will take the mound for the Twins to start this game. Blackburn is 6-2 this season with a 4.73 ERA. Blackburn's opponent in this one will be Gio Gonzalez. The Athletics lefthander has a 3.68 ERA to go along with a 5-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Matt Tolbert drove in the winning run in the top of the ninth as the Twins came back for a 4-3 win over the A?s on Saturday. The Twins won that game as -115 favorites, and the seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Alex Burnett picked up the win in relief, and Jon Rauch closed out the game for his 15th save. Brad Ziegler gave up the winning run and suffered the loss for the A?s. Current streak: Minnesota has won 2 straight games. Oakland has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Minnesota: 33-23 SU Oakland: 29-28 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing Kansas City are 9-1 After playing Oakland are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 Oakland most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing LA Angels are 3-7 After playing Minnesota are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games Minnesota is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Minnesota home to Kansas City, Tuesday, June 8 Oakland home to LA Angels, Monday, June 7 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.