{"id":4895,"date":"2009-07-18T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/angels-athletics-odds-preview-2\/"},"modified":"2009-07-18T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-18T14:00:00","slug":"angels-athletics-odds-preview-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/angels-athletics-odds-preview-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Angels-Athletics Odds Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland Athletics will meet on the field at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Saturday in a battle of division rivals. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Jered<\/st2:GivenName> Weaver<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> will be the starting pitcher for the Angels<\/st2:Sn> on this day. Righthander<\/st2:GivenName> Weaver<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> is 10-3 this season with a 3.22 ERA. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Athletics will counter Weaver with Vin Mazzaro. Righthander<\/st2:GivenName> Mazzaro<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> has a 3.59 ERA to go along with a 2-5 record this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Angels<\/st2:Sn> listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Bobby<\/st2:GivenName> Crosby<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> drove in three runs to lead the A’s to a 7-3 victory over the Angels<\/st2:Sn> on Friday, as a -105 pick’em. That game’s 10 runs made it OVER the posted total of (9). <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Orlando Cabrera went 3-for-4 at the plate with three hits and two RBIs for the A’s. Craig<\/st2:GivenName> Breslow<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> tossed less than an inning of relief for the win. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Kendry Morales had two hits and drove in one run for the Angels<\/st2:Sn>. Joe<\/st2:GivenName> Saunders<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> allowed six hits and five runs over six innings in a losing effort. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Los Angeles<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>: 50-38 SU
Oakland: 38-50 SU<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Oakland are 7-3
After playing Oakland are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5<\/p>\n

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing LA Angels are 6-4
After a win are 3-7<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
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 8-3 SU in their last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels’s last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland’s last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Oakland’s last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland’s last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Oakland is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Oakland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> home to LA Angels, Sunday, July 19<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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