Red Sox vs Athletics Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Righthander Clay Buchholz will take the mound for the Red Sox to start this game. Buchholz is 15-6 this season with a 2.25 ERA. It'll be Trevor Cahill toeing the rubber for the Athletics in this contest. Righthander Cahill is 15-6 with a 2.72 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Marco Scutaro launched two homers and drove in three runs to power the Red Sox to a 11-5 win over the Royals on Wednesday, as +140 underdogs. That game's 16 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Adrian Beltre hit a two-run dinger for the Red Sox. Tim Wakefield allowed five runs off six hits in five innings for the win. Coco Crisp hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs to power the A?s to a 4-3 win over the Mariners on Wednesday. The A?s won that game as -200 favorites, while the seven runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks. Gio Gonzalez scattered six hits and three runs over 6 2-3 innings for the win, while Andrew Bailey secured the victory with his 22nd save. Team records: Boston: 78-62 SU Oakland: 69-70 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Oakland are 5-5 After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After a win are 5-5 Oakland most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Boston are 5-5 After playing Seattle are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 10 games when playing Oakland The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 9 of Oakland's last 10 games when playing Boston The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing at home against Boston Oakland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Boston Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Oakland home to Boston, Saturday, September 11 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.