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Monday, April 11, 2011

Athletics vs White Sox MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com
The Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at U.S. Cellular Field.
Dallas Braden will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Lefthander Braden is 0-1 this season with a 6.43 ERA.
Braden's opponent in this one will be Mark Buehrle. The White Sox lefthander has a 7.36 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the White Sox listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
In their last action, Oakland was a 5-3 winner on the road against the Twins. Bettors on Oakland at +127 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Chicago was a 6-1 winner in its last match at home against the Rays. They won as -145 favorites, while the total score of 7 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Current streak:
Oakland has won 2 straight games.
Chicago has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Oakland: 4-5 SU
Chicago: 6-3 SU
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Monday are 8-2
Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After playing Minnesota are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 8-2
Before playing Oakland are 3-7
After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Oakland's last 16 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Oakland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Chi White Sox's last 16 games when playing at home against Oakland
Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Chi White Sox's last 19 games at home
Next up:
Chi White Sox home to Oakland, Tuesday, April 12