White Sox-Athletics Lines Preview

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.
The White Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jose Contreras in this game. Contreras has a 4-11 record and a 5.09 ERA this season.
Contreras’s opponent in this one will be Brett Anderson. The Athletics lefthander has a 4.22 ERA to go along with a 7-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
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).
Tony Pena gave up the only run of the game and was handed the loss.
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).
Landon Powell led the A’s with a two-run homer, and Scott Hairston had three hits and drove in a run. Vin Mazzaro notched his fourth win of the season, and Andrew Bailey closed out the ninth for his 17th save.
Team records:
Chicago: 58-57 SU
Oakland: 51-63 SU
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

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

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
Next up:
Oakland home to Chi White Sox, Saturday, August 15

 

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