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Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics

The Boston Red Sox will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Wednesday when they take on the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

The Red Sox will give the ball to starter Nathan Eovaldi in this one. Right hander Eovaldi is 0-0 this season with a 10.80 ERA.

Meanwhile, it'll be Marco Estrada who starts for the Athletics. Right hander Estrada is 0-0 with a 2.45 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers opened the Red Sox as -128-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total opened at 8.5.

The Athletics were a 1-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Red Sox. That made winners of bettors who got Oakland at 156 on the moneyline, while the total score (1) was good news for UNDER bettors.

Boston lost its last outing, a 1-0 result against the Athletics on April 02. Bettors who backed the Athletics at 156 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (1) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Boston:
Team record: 1-5 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Boston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Boston's last 25 games

Oakland:
Team record: 5-3 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Oakland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games

Next up:
Boston at Oakland Thursday, April 4