Angels vs Athletics Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Oakland Athletics will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Los Angeles Angels at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Angels will give the ball to starter Scott Kazmir in this one. Lefthander Kazmir is 8-12 this season with a 6.34 ERA. Kazmir's opponent in this one will be Gio Gonzalez. The Athletics lefthander has a 3.23 ERA to go along with a 12-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Hideki Matsui went deep for a two-run homer and the Angels beat the Mariners 4-2 on Wednesday. The Angels won that game as +110 underdogs, while the six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Trevor Bell pitched six innings for the win, allowing nine hits and two runs. Fernando Rodney tossed a scoreless ninth for his eighth save. The A's were swept away by the Yankees as they fell 5-0 in the finale last time out. Oddsmakers had the A's as +195 underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Dallas Braden gave up two hits and one run in a losing effort. Current streak: Oakland has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Los Angeles: 65-69 SU Oakland: 65-68 SU Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Seattle are 8-2 After a win are 3-7 Oakland most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing LA Angels are 3-7 After playing NY Yankees are 2-8 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games LA Angels are 12-5 SU in their last 17 games when playing on the road against Oakland LA Angels are 8-15 SU in their last 23 games on the road LA Angels are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Oakland Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games at home Oakland is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Angels Oakland is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels Next up: Oakland home to LA Angels, Saturday, September 4 The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting.