Sunday, June 19, 2011

Interleague Play Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland Athletics

The San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Overstock.com Coliseum in an interleague contest.

The Giants will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Matt Cain in this game. Cain has a 6-4 record and a 3.61 ERA this season.

It'll be Trevor Cahill toeing the rubber for the Athletics in this contest. Righthander Cahill is 6-5 with a 3.42 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 103-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 7.

The Giants were a 4-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Athletics. That made winners of bettors who got Oakland at -113 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Current streak: San Francisco has lost 3 straight games. Oakland has won 4 straight games.

Team records: San Francisco: 39-32 SU Oakland: 32-40 SU

San Francisco most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Minnesota are 2-4 After playing Oakland are 6-4 After a loss are 7-3

Oakland most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing NY Mets are 4-2 After playing San Francisco are 4-6 After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 14 of San Francisco's last 17 games when playing on the road against Oakland San Francisco is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Francisco's last 15 games San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Oakland's last 17 games when playing at home against San Francisco Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Next up: San Francisco home to Minnesota, Tuesday, June 21 Oakland at NY Mets, Tuesday, June 21

Interleague Play Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland Athletics

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