Sunday, August 7, 2011

MLB Preview: Oakland Athletics vs. Tampa Bay Rays

The Oakland Athletics and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Tropicana Field.

Righthander Trevor Cahill will take the mound for the Athletics to start this game. Cahill is 9-10 this season with a 3.91 ERA.

Cahill's opponent in this one will be David Price. The Rays lefthander has a 3.77 ERA to go along with a 9-10 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.

In their last action, Oakland was an 8-0 winner on the road against the Rays. Bettors on Oakland at +121 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Team records: Oakland: 50-63 SU Tampa Bay: 59-53 SU

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

Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing Kansas City are 3-7 After playing Oakland are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 11 of Oakland's last 13 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 on the road against Tampa Bay The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 10 games on the road 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 at home against Oakland The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

Next up: Oakland at Toronto, Tuesday, August 9 Tampa Bay home to Kansas City, Monday, August 8

MLB Preview: Oakland Athletics vs. Tampa Bay Rays

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