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The
Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to
pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Overstock.com Coliseum.
The
Blue Jays will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Brett
Cecil in this game. Cecil has a 4-5 record and a 4.38 ERA this
season.
Cecil's
opponent in this one will be Rich Harden. The Athletics righthander
has a 4.50 ERA to go along with a 3-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers
currently have the Blue Jays listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus
the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
Last
time out for Toronto, they were a 7-0 winner as they battled the
Athletics on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Blue Jays at
-111 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER
for totals bettors.
Current
streak:
Toronto has won 3 straight games.
Team
records:
Toronto: 64-60 SU
Oakland: 55-69 SU
Toronto
most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing
Oakland are 7-3
After playing Oakland are 5-5
After a win are
4-6
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Friday are
5-5
Before playing Toronto are 5-5
After playing Toronto are
5-5
After a loss are 4-6
A
few trends to consider:
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6
games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The
total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing on
the road against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's
last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Oakland's last
15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oakland's last 9
games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games
when playing at home against Toronto
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last
6 games when playing at home against Toronto
Next
up:
Oakland home to Toronto, Saturday, August 20