The Oakland Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels will lock horns on
Thursday when they meet at Angel Stadium. The Angels will see if
Lincecum can show he still has top of the rotation ability in his 2nd
start of the season after a great outing in his debut.
The Athletics will give the ball to starter Kendall Graveman in this
one. Right hander Graveman is 2-6 this season with a 4.87 ERA.
The Angels will counter Graveman with Tim Lincecum. Right hander
Lincecum has a 1.50 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 151-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 3-2 loser on the road against
the Astros. Bettors on Houston at -135 on the moneyline collected their
winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors
home happy as well.
Oakland was a 4-2 loser in its last match on the road against the
Brewers. They lost as -125 favorites, while the total score of 6 made
winners of UNDER bettors.
Oakland:
Team record: 29-42 SU
Oakland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Oakland is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 31-41 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
LA Angels is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Angels is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
LA Angels is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
Next up:
Oakland at Los Angeles Friday, June 24
Lincecum's 2nd Angels start is at home against the Athletics - Handicappers Hideaway