Thursday, July 28, 2011

American League Preview: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics

The Tampa Bay Rays will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Oakland Athletics at Overstock.com Coliseum.

Righthander Wade Davis will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Davis is 7-7 this season with a 4.46 ERA.

Davis's opponent in this one will be Rich Harden. The Athletics righthander has a 4.63 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.

The Rays were a 13-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Athletics. That made winners of bettors who got Oakland at +117 on the moneyline, while the total score (17) was good news for OVER bettors.

Current streak: Tampa Bay has lost 3 straight games. Oakland has won 3 straight games.

Team records: Tampa Bay: 53-50 SU Oakland: 47-57 SU

Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Thursday are 8-2 Before playing Seattle are 6-4 After playing Oakland are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6

Oakland most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Minnesota are 4-6 After playing Tampa Bay are 7-3 After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Oakland The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 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 6 games when playing Tampa Bay The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Next up: Tampa Bay at Seattle, Friday, July 29 Oakland home to Minnesota, Friday, July 29

American League Preview: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics

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