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The Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Yankee Stadium.
The Athletics will give the ball to starter Brandon McCarthy in this one. Righthander McCarthy is 6-6 this season with a 3.74 ERA.
It'll be Bartolo Colon toeing the rubber for the Yankees in this contest. Righthander Colon is 8-6 with a 3.49 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 9½.
The Athletics were a 1-0 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Blue Jays. That made winners of bettors who got Toronto at +122 on the moneyline, while the total score (1) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for New York, they were a 3-0 winner as they battled the Twins on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -170 were rewarded, while the 3 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Team records:
Oakland: 57-70 SU
New York: 77-48 SU
Oakland: 57-70 SU
New York: 77-48 SU
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After playing Toronto are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6
New York most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Oakland are 8-2
After playing Minnesota are 7-3
After a win are 6-4
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After playing Toronto are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6
New York most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Oakland are 8-2
After playing Minnesota are 7-3
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Oakland's last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games on the road
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
NY Yankees are 12-1 SU in their last 13 games when playing Oakland
NY Yankees are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home
NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Oakland's last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games on the road
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
NY Yankees are 12-1 SU in their last 13 games when playing Oakland
NY Yankees are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games at home
NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games
Next up:
NY Yankees home to Oakland, Wednesday, August 24
NY Yankees home to Oakland, Wednesday, August 24
