Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The New York Yankees will be trying to extend a winning streak on Thursday when they take on the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium. Lefthander Dallas Braden will take the mound for the Athletics to start this game. Braden is 9-9 this season with a 3.28 ERA. Braden's opponent in this one will be CC Sabathia. The Yankees ace lefthander has a 3.14 ERA to go along with a 18-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Mark Teixeira drove in three runs to lead the Yankees in a 4-3 victory over the A's on Wednesday, as -145 favorites. That game's seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. A.J. Burnett collected the win on the mound for the Yankees, allowing six hits and three runs over his six innings. Brett Anderson surrendered eight hits and four runs over six innings in the loss. Current streak: Team records: Oakland most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing LA Angels are 3-7 After playing NY Yankees are 2-8 After a loss are 3-7 New York most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Toronto are 4-6 After playing Oakland are 8-2 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Oakland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games Oakland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road Oakland is 1-11 SU in their last 12 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees Oakland is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Oakland NY Yankees are 11-1 SU in their last 12 games when playing at home against Oakland Next up: NY Yankees home to Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com |