Friday, June 17, 2011

MLB Interleague Play Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland Athletics

The San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Overstock.com Coliseum.

The Giants will give the ball to starter Tim Lincecum in this one. Righthander Lincecum is 5-5 this season with a 3.41 ERA.

Starting this game for the Athletics will be Graham Godfrey. The righthander has a 10.39 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 151-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 7.

In their last action, San Francisco was a 3-2 loser on the road against the Diamondbacks. Bettors on Arizona at -135 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Last time out for Oakland, they were an 8-4 winner as they battled the Royals at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Athletics at -142 were rewarded, while the 12 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

Current streak: Oakland has won 2 straight games.

Team records: San Francisco: 39-30 SU Oakland: 30-40 SU

San Francisco most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Arizona are 6-4 After a loss are 7-3

Oakland most recently: When playing on Friday are 9-1 Before playing San Francisco are 3-7 After playing Kansas City are 6-4 After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider: San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 13 of San Francisco's last 15 games when playing on the road against Oakland San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 9 games The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Oakland's last 15 games when playing at home against San Francisco Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Oakland's last 23 games when playing San Francisco Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

Next up: Oakland home to San Francisco, Saturday, June 18

MLB Interleague Play Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland Athletics

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