Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Red Sox vs Athletics MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com
A winning streak will be on the line for the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday when they battle the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
Righthander John Lackey will take the mound for the Red Sox to start this game. Lackey is 1-1 this season with a 15.57 ERA.
Lackey's opponent in this one will be Brett Anderson. The Athletics lefthander has a 2.29 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
In their last action, Boston was a 9-1 winner at home against the Blue Jays. Bettors on Boston at -122 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (10) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Oakland won its last outing, a 5-1 result against the Tigers on April 17. Bettors who backed the Athletics at -152 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Current streak:
Boston has won 3 straight games.
Oakland has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Boston: 5-10 SU
Oakland: 8-8 SU
Boston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Oakland are 5-5
After playing Toronto are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 7-3
After playing Detroit are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Boston's last 13 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Boston is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Oakland's last 13 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 10 games when playing at home against Boston
Next up:
Oakland home to Boston, Wednesday, April 20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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