Rays vs Athletics Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Oakland Athletics will be trying to extend a winning streak on Friday when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jeremy Hellickson in this game. Hellickson has a 3-0 record and a 1.35 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Athletics will be Vin Mazzaro. The righthander has a 3.63 ERA to go along with a 5-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Cliff Pennington drove in a pair of runs in the sixth inning on Thursday, and the A?s beat the Rays 4-3. The A?s won the game as -135 favorites, while the seven runs went UNDER that game's posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Trevor Cahill tossed eight innings to get the win for the A?s, allowing seven hits and three earned runs. Dan Wheeler surrendered the winning run in relief and was tagged with the Rays loss. Current streak: Oakland has won 3 straight games. Team records: Tampa Bay: 74-47 SU Oakland: 60-60 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Oakland are 7-3 After playing Oakland are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 Oakland most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4 After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Next up: Oakland home to Tampa Bay, Saturday, August 21 Fantastic poker strategy articles are often overlooked as a key part of the OffshoreInsiders.com Network. It's more than just the best sports picks to beat the offshore betting line.