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Oakland Athletics vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The Oakland Athletics will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Monday when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
JP Sears will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Left hander Sears is 2-9 this season with a 4.15 ERA.
It'll be Miles Mikolas toeing the rubber for the Cardinals in this contest. Right hander Mikolas is 6-8 with a 4.20 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -217-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total opened at 9.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 5-4 winner on the road against the Royals. Bettors on St. Louis at -137 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Oakland was a 8-7 loser in its last match on the road against the Nationals. They lost as +126 underdogs, while the total score of 15 made winners of OVER bettors.
Oakland:
Team record: 33-85 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Oakland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games
Oakland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
St. Louis:
Team record: 52-66 SU
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games
St. Louis is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
Next up:
Oakland at St. Louis Tuesday, August 15