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A winning streak will be on the line for the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday when they battle the Oakland Athletics at Overstock.com Coliseum.
Lefthander Ricky Romero will take the mound for the Blue Jays to start this game. Romero is 11-9 this season with a 2.87 ERA.
Starting this game for the Athletics will be Trevor Cahill. The righthander has a 3.92 ERA to go along with a 9-11 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 6½.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 5-1 winner as they battled the Mariners on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Blue Jays at -151 were rewarded, while the 6 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Athletics were a 6-5 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Orioles. That made winners of bettors who got Oakland at -159 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors.
Current streak:
Toronto has won 2 straight games.
Oakland has won 2 straight games.
Toronto has won 2 straight games.
Oakland has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Toronto: 63-60 SU
Oakland: 55-68 SU
Toronto: 63-60 SU
Oakland: 55-68 SU
Toronto most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Oakland are 6-4
After playing Seattle are 8-2
After a win are 4-6
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Toronto are 5-5
After playing Baltimore are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Oakland are 6-4
After playing Seattle are 8-2
After a win are 4-6
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Toronto are 5-5
After playing Baltimore are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Toronto's last 16 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Oakland's last 16 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Toronto's last 16 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Oakland's last 16 games when playing Toronto
Next up:
Oakland home to Toronto, Friday, August 19
Oakland home to Toronto, Friday, August 19
