Rockies-Athletics Lines Preview

The fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum will be treated to a interleague game between the Colorado Rockies and the Oakland Athletics when they take their seats on Friday.
Jason Hammel will be the starting pitcher for the Rockies on this day. Righthander Hammel is 4-3 this season with a 4.60 ERA.
It’ll be Dallas Braden toeing the rubber for the Athletics in this contest. Lefthander Braden is 5-6 with a 3.26 ERA so far this season.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
The Rockies were crushed 11-3 by the Angels in Wednesday’s rubber match, as +130 road underdogs. That game’s 14 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9).
Garrett Atkins hit a solo home run and drove in two runs for the Rockies. Jason Marquis was rocked for nine hits and eight runs in suffering the loss.
The A’s were doubled 6-3 by the Giants in the series rubber match last time out, as -115 favorites. That game’s nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8).
Kurt Suzuki hit a solo home run and drove in both runs for the A’s. Gio Gonzalez surrendered 10 hits and six runs over 3 2-3 innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Colorado has lost 2 straight games.
Oakland has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Colorado: 37-35 SU
Oakland: 31-40 SU
Colorado most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Oakland are 4-6
After playing LA Angels are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Colorado are 6-4
After playing San Francisco are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado’s last 5 games when playing Oakland
Colorado is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Colorado is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland’s last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland’s last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Next up:
Oakland home to Colorado, Saturday, June 27

 

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