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Saturday, August 14, 2010

Athletics vs Twins Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

The Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Target Field.
Trevor Cahill will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Righthander Cahill is 12-4 this season with a 2.56 ERA.
Cahill's opponent in this one will be Brian Duensing. The Twins lefthander has a 3.33 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Twins maintained their lead atop the AL Central division with a 4-3 win over the A?s in Friday's opener, as -154 favorites. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks.
Carl Pavano scattered 10 hits and two runs over 6 1-3 innings in earning the victory for the Twins.
Gio Gonzalez suffered the loss for the A?s, giving up four runs off three hits in six innings of work.
Current streak:
Minnesota has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Oakland: 57-57 SU
Minnesota: 66-50 SU
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Minnesota are 5-5
After playing Minnesota are 4-6
After a loss are 8-2

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Oakland are 4-6
After playing Oakland are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
Oakland is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Minnesota is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Oakland
Next up:
Minnesota home to Oakland, Sunday, August 15

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