{"id":5272,"date":"2009-08-14T06:31:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-14T11:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/white-sox-athletics-lines-preview\/"},"modified":"2009-08-14T06:31:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-14T11:31:00","slug":"white-sox-athletics-lines-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/08\/white-sox-athletics-lines-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"White Sox-Athletics Lines Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum will be treated to a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics when they take their seats on Friday. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The White Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jose<\/st2:GivenName> Contreras<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> in this game. Contreras has a 4-11 record and a 5.09 ERA this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Contreras’s opponent in this one will be Brett<\/st2:GivenName> Anderson<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName>. The Athletics lefthander has a 4.22 ERA to go along with a 7-8 record this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The White Sox lost 1-0 in 14 innings to the Mariners last time out, as +120 underdogs. The teams played UNDER the posted over\/under (7.5). <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Tony<\/st2:GivenName> Pena<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> gave up the only run of the game and was handed the loss. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The A’s scored four runs in the fourth inning en route to a 6-3 victory over the Orioles in the rubber match on Wednesday, as +120 underdogs. The nine runs went UNDER that game’s posted over\/under (10.5). <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Landon<\/st2:GivenName> Powell<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> led the A’s with a two-run homer, and Scott<\/st2:GivenName> Hairston<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> had three hits and drove in a run. Vin Mazzaro notched his fourth win of the season, and Andrew<\/st2:GivenName> Bailey<\/st2:Sn><\/st1:PersonName> closed out the ninth for his 17th<\/sup> save. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Chicago<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><\/st2:Sn>: 58-57 SU
Oakland: 51-63 SU<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Oakland are 5-5
After playing Seattle are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5<\/p>\n

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Chi White Sox are 6-4
After playing Baltimore are 7-3
After a win are 4-6<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi White Sox’s last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox’s last 6 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Chi White Sox’s last 24 games
Chi White Sox are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland’s last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Oakland’s last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland’s last 8 games at home
Oakland is 18-7 SU in their last 25 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Oakland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> home to Chi White Sox, Saturday, August 15<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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