Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Oakland Athletics and the Cleveland Indians will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Progressive Field. The Athletics will give the ball to starter Vin Mazzaro in this one. Righthander Mazzaro is 2-2 this season with a 4.22 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Fausto Carmona who starts for the Indians. Righthander Carmona is 7-6 with a 3.68 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Matt LaPorta singled in the 10th inning to give the Indians a 5-4 win over the A?s on Saturday. The Indians won that game as a -110 pick?em, while the nine runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Tony Sipp pitched a scoreless 10th inning and recorded his first win in relief for the Indians. Craig Breslow surrendered the winning run and was hit with the A?s loss. Team records: Cleveland: 32-48 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After playing Cleveland are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Texas are 3-7 After playing Oakland are 2-8 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Oakland is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Cleveland Oakland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road Oakland is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Cleveland Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home Cleveland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Oakland Cleveland is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Oakland Next up: Oakland home to NY Yankees, Monday, July 5 Cleveland at Texas, Monday, July 5 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. |