Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Oakland Athletics will be trying to extend a winning streak on Thursday when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Righthander Andy Sonnanstine will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Sonnanstine is 1-1 this season with a 3.48 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Trevor Cahill who starts for the Athletics. Righthander Cahill is 12-5 with a 2.50 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Evan Longoria homered and drove in four runs to power the Rays to an 8-6 win over the Rangers, as -160 favorites. That game's 14 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Matt Joyce had two RBIs for the Rays, while James Shields scattered four hits and two runs over seven innings for the victory. Cliff Pennington hit a walkoff single to give the A's a 5-4 win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday. The A's won the finale as -132 favorites, and the nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Coco Crisp homered and drove in two runs for the A's. Brad Ziegler recorded the final two outs and was credited with the win. Current streak: Team records: Oakland: 59-60 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Texas are 7-3 After a win are 7-3 Oakland most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4 After playing Toronto are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Oakland's last 16 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 at home against Tampa Bay Next up: Because the MasterLockLine monitors each and every one of the nation's top sports service, handicappers, tip sheets and syndicates, you will get every Game of the Year play worth betting. Every last one in the industry is yours. That's why you get more legitimate service betting service Games of the Year on the MasterLockLine than anyone else. |