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Oakland Athletics vs. Boston Red Sox
The fans at Fenway Park will be treated to a game between the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox when they take their seats on Sunday.
The Athletics will give the ball to starter JP Sears in this one. Left hander Sears is 1-6 this season with a 4.09 ERA.
Starting this game for the Red Sox will be Tayler Scott. The right hander has a 7.71 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Red Sox as -164-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total opened at 9.5.
The Red Sox were a 10-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Athletics. That made winners of bettors who got Boston at -270 on the moneyline, while the total score (13) was good news for OVER bettors.
Oakland lost its last outing, a 10-3 result against the Red Sox on July 08. Bettors who backed the Red Sox at -270 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (13) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Oakland:
Team record: 25-66 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Oakland is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 10 games
Oakland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Boston:
Team record: 47-43 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Oakland home to Minnesota Friday, July 14
Boston at Chicago Friday, July 14