Blue Jays vs Athletics MLB Handicapping

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 The Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Overstock.com Coliseum.

Righthander Henderson Alvarez will take the mound for the Blue Jays to start this game. Alvarez is 0-0 this season with a 5.90 ERA.

It'll be Gio Gonzalez toeing the rubber for the Athletics in this contest. Lefthander Gonzalez is 9-11 with a 3.36 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total is sitting at 8.

Toronto lost its last outing, a 2-0 result against the Athletics on August 19. Bettors who backed the Athletics at -108 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (2) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Team records:
Toronto: 64-61 SU
Oakland: 56-69 SU

Toronto most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Oakland are 7-3
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a loss are 8-2

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Toronto are 5-5
After playing Toronto are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games 
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Oakland's last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oakland's last 10 games 
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto

Next up:
Oakland home to Toronto, Sunday, August 21