The Los Angeles Angels will be trying to extend a winning streak on Thursday when they take on the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

The Angels will give the ball to starter Ervin Santana in this one. Righthander Santana is 1-5 this season with a 7.81 ERA.

Starting this game for the Athletics will be Dallas Braden. The lefthander has a 3.12 ERA to go along with a 7-7 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Angels defeated the Yankees 5-4 as a +125 underdog on Sunday. The nine runs scored caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (9).

John Lackey allowed two runs on six hits in seven innings for the Angels and Maicier Izturis was 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored in the win.

The Athletics defeated Tampa Bay 7-3 as a +180 underdog on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8).

Kurt Suzuki was 3-4 with a pair of RBI and two runs scored for Oakland and Mark Ellis drove in two runs in the win.

Current streak:
Los Angeles has won 3 straight games.
Oakland has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Los Angeles: 49-37 SU
Oakland: 37-49 SU

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Oakland are 6-4
After playing NY Yankees are 8-2
After a win are 7-3

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing Tampa Bay are 7-3
After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
LA Angels are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels’s last 8 games 
LA Angels are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games 
LA Angels are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland’s last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oakland’s last 13 games 
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland’s last 7 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Oakland is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Angels

Next up:
Oakland home to LA Angels, Friday, July 17