Angels-Athletics Lines Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Los Angeles Angels on Friday when they battle the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

The Angels will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Joe Saunders in this game. Saunders has a 8-5 record and a 4.65 ERA this season.

Starting this game for the Athletics will be Trevor Cahill. The righthander has a 4.67 ERA to go along with a 5-8 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Angels scored four runs in the fourth inning to defeat the A’s 6-2 on Thursday, as +110 underdogs. That game’s eight runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).

Chone Figgins went 2-for-5 at the plate and drove in two runs for the Angels. Ervin Santana earned the win with eight solid innings of work.

Matt Holliday belted a solo home run and drove in two runs for the A’s, who were -130 favorites in that game. Dallas Braden gave up 10 hits and six runs over five innings on the hill.

Current streak:
Los Angeles has won 4 straight games.

Team records:
Los Angeles: 50-37 SU
Oakland: 37-50 SU

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Oakland are 6-4
After playing Oakland are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing LA Angels are 6-4
After playing LA Angels are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
LA Angels are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games on the road
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
LA Angels are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing Oakland
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Oakland is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing LA Angels
Oakland is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home
Oakland is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels

Next up:
Oakland home to LA Angels, Saturday, July 18