A winning streak will be on the line for the Oakland Athletics on Friday when they battle the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.
The Athletics will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Tyson Ross in this game. Ross has a 1-1 record and a 6.48 ERA this season.
Ross’s opponent in this one will be David Price. The Rays lefthander has a 2.67 ERA to go along with a 4-1 record this season.
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Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game’s total is sitting at 7.
The Athletics were a 4-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Red Sox. That made winners of bettors who got Oakland at +145 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 4-3 winner at home against the Mariners. Bettors on Tampa Bay at -163 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Current streak:
Oakland has won 2 straight games.
Tampa Bay has won 5 straight games.
Team records:
Oakland: 13-13 SU
Tampa Bay: 18-8 SU
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After playing Boston are 2-8
After a win are 6-4
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Oakland are 4-6
After playing Seattle are 7-3
After a win are 9-1
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland’s last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Oakland’s last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland’s last 8 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay’s last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay’s last 7 games when playing Oakland
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Tampa Bay home to Oakland, Saturday, May 5
