Athletics-Red Sox Odds Preview

The Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Fenway Park.
The Athletics will give the ball to starter Dana Eveland in this one. Righthander Eveland is 1-1 this season with a 7.40 ERA.
It’ll be ace Josh Beckett toeing the rubber for the Red Sox in this contest. Righthander Beckett is 9-3 with a 3.67 ERA so far this season.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Brett Anderson tossed a complete-game, two-hit shutout to earn the win, as the Athletics upset the Red Sox 6-0 on Monday night.
Oakland cashed as +190 road underdogs as the game played UNDER the 10-run total set by sportsbooks.
Adam Kennedy went 3-for-5 with two runs batted in for the Athletics, while Mark Ellis was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Oakland.
John Smoltz was tagged for five runs over six innings to take the loss for Boston, which went 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position on the night.
Current streak:
Oakland has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Oakland: 35-46 SU
Boston: 49-33 SU
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Boston are 6-4
After a win are 3-7

Boston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Oakland are 4-6
After playing Oakland are 5-5
After a loss are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland’s last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland’s last 6 games when playing Boston
Oakland is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Boston’s last 20 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston’s last 6 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston’s last 6 games
Next up:
Boston home to Oakland, Wednesday, July 8

 

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