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San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland Athletics
The San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
Left hander Alex Wood will take the mound for the Giants to start this game. Wood is 10-3 this season with a 4.14 ERA.
It'll be James Kaprielian toeing the rubber for the Athletics in this contest. Right hander Kaprielian is 6-4 with a 3.33 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Athletics as -105-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total opened at 8.
Last time out for Oakland, they were a 5-4 winner as they battled the White Sox on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Athletics at 140 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game PUSH for totals bettors.
San Francisco lost its last outing, a 6-2 result against the Mets on August 18. Bettors who backed the Mets at 128 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
San Francisco:
Team record: 78-43 SU
San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games on the road
Oakland:
Team record: 69-53 SU
Oakland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
Next up:
San Francisco at Oakland Saturday, August 21