Athletics vs Twins Baseball Handicapping

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 Target Field. Vin Mazzaro will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Righthander Mazzaro is 5-4 this season with a 3.79 ERA. Mazzaro's opponent in this one will be Kevin Slowey. The Twins righthander has a 4.52 ERA to go along with a 10-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Brian Duensing tossed a three-hit complete-game shutout on Saturday, as the Twins defeated the A?s 2-0. The Twins won that game as -130 favorites, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Joe Mauer went 3-for-4 at the plate with one RBI for the Twins, and Duensing improved to 6-1 with the win. Trevor Cahill surrendered six hits and one earned run over seven innings in the loss. Current streak: Oakland has lost 2 straight games. Minnesota has won 3 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 57-58 SU Minnesota: 67-50 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Toronto are 4-6 After playing Minnesota are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3 Minnesota most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After playing Oakland are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Oakland is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Minnesota Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Oakland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road Oakland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland Minnesota is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Oakland Next up: Oakland home to Toronto, Monday, August 16 Minnesota home to Chi White Sox, Tuesday, August 17 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.