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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
Right hander Corey Kluber will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Kluber is 1-1 this season with a 3.05 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Frankie Montas who starts for the Athletics. Right hander Montas is 2-2 with a 4.25 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Athletics as -111-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total opened at 6.5.
Last time out for Oakland, they were a 10-7 loser as they battled the Rays on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rays at -124 were rewarded, while the 17 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Rays were a 10-7 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Athletics. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -124 on the moneyline, while the total score (17) was good news for OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 14-10 SU
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Oakland:
Team record: 10-14 SU
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Oakland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Oakland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Seattle Thursday, May 5
Oakland at Minnesota Friday, May 6