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Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees
The fans at Yankee Stadium will be treated to a game between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees when they take their seats on Monday.
JP Sears will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Left hander Sears is 0-2 this season with a 5.06 ERA.
Starting this game for the Yankees will be Nestor Cortes Jr.. The left hander has a 4.91 ERA to go along with a 3-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Yankees as -215-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total opened at 11.
The Yankees were a 8-7 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Rays. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -105 on the moneyline, while the total score (15) was good news for OVER bettors.
Oakland was a 5-1 loser in its last match on the road against the Royals. They lost as -115 favorites, while the total score of 6 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Oakland:
Team record: 8-27 SU
Oakland is 5-18 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games
Oakland is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 18-17 SU
NY Yankees is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of NY Yankees's last 22 games
Next up:
Oakland at New York Tuesday, May 9