Rays vs Athletics Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Tampa Bay Rays and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Matt Garza in this game. Garza has a 12-7 record and a 3.76 ERA this season. Garza's opponent in this one will be Dallas Braden. The Athletics lefthander has a 3.44 ERA to go along with a 8-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Sean Rodriguez belted a two-run homer to lift the Rays to a 5-4 win over the A?s on Saturday, as -133 favorites. That game's nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (6.5) set by sportsbooks. Randy Choate picked up the win in relief for the Rays, while Rafael Soriano closed out the game for his 36th save. Craig Breslow suffered the loss for the A?s, giving up three runs off two hits in under one inning of relief. Team records: Tampa Bay: 75-48 SU Oakland: 61-61 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing LA Angels are 3-7 After playing Oakland are 4-6 After a win are 7-3 Oakland most recently: When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing Cleveland are 8-2 After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Tampa Bay is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games Tampa Bay is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Next up: Tampa Bay at LA Angels, Monday, August 23 Oakland at Cleveland, Tuesday, August 24 YouTube betting videos and sports betting podcasts are all part of the sports betting information on the OffshoreInsiders.com Network.