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Oakland Athletics vs. Tampa Bay Rays
The Oakland Athletics and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Tropicana Field.
The Athletics will give the ball to starter Cole Irvin in this one. Left hander Irvin is 2-2 this season with a 3.86 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Tyler Glasnow who starts for the Rays. Right hander Glasnow is 2-1 with a 2.05 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -169-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
The Rays were a 4-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Athletics. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -108 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Oakland, they were a 4-3 loser as they battled the Rays on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rays at -108 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Oakland:
Team record: 15-9 SU
Oakland is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Oakland is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 12-12 SU
Tampa Bay is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
Tampa Bay is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games
Next up:
Oakland at Tampa Bay Thursday, April 29