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Oakland Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers
The Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Comerica Park.
JP Sears will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Left hander Sears is 0-1 this season with a 12.27 ERA.
It'll be Tarik Skubal toeing the rubber for the Tigers in this contest. Left hander Skubal is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Tigers as -238-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total opened at 7.
The Tigers were a 2-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Mets. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -125 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Oakland, they were a 1-0 loser as they battled the Red Sox on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Red Sox at -168 were rewarded, while the 1 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Oakland:
Team record: 1-6 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Oakland is 7-17 ATS in its last 24 games
Oakland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 9 games
Detroit:
Team record: 5-1 SU
Detroit is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Next up:
Oakland at Detroit Saturday, April 6