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New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics
- The New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at McAfee Coliseum.
The Yankees will give the ball to starter Andy Pettitte in this one. Lefthander Pettitte is 5-5 this season with a 4.99 ERA.
Pettitte's opponent in this one will be Joe Blanton. The Athletics ace righthander has a 4.15 ERA to go along with a 3-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
Although they gave up three runs in the ninth inning, the A's managed to double the Yankees 8-4 as -120 favorites on Wednesday. The game's 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8).
Jack Cust finished 2-for-2 with three RBIs to lead the A's. Justin Duchscherer was stingy as he allowed just one run off five hits over seven innings.
Jason Giambi went 2-for-4 for the Yankees with two RBIs in the loss. Darrell Rasner surrendered seven runs off nine hits over 3 2-3 innings.
The Yankees were +110 underdogs in that game.
Team records:
New York: 33-33 SU
Oakland: 35-30 SU
New York most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
Before playing Houston are 1-2
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing San Francisco are 6-4
After playing NY Yankees are 8-2
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
NY Yankees are 3-9 SU in their last 12 games when playing Oakland
Oakland is 9-3 SU in their last 12 games when playing NY Yankees
Oakland is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Oakland is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home
Oakland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
- The New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at McAfee Coliseum.
The Yankees will give the ball to starter Andy Pettitte in this one. Lefthander Pettitte is 5-5 this season with a 4.99 ERA.
Pettitte's opponent in this one will be Joe Blanton. The Athletics ace righthander has a 4.15 ERA to go along with a 3-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
Although they gave up three runs in the ninth inning, the A's managed to double the Yankees 8-4 as -120 favorites on Wednesday. The game's 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8).
Jack Cust finished 2-for-2 with three RBIs to lead the A's. Justin Duchscherer was stingy as he allowed just one run off five hits over seven innings.
Jason Giambi went 2-for-4 for the Yankees with two RBIs in the loss. Darrell Rasner surrendered seven runs off nine hits over 3 2-3 innings.
The Yankees were +110 underdogs in that game.
Team records:
New York: 33-33 SU
Oakland: 35-30 SU
New York most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
Before playing Houston are 1-2
After playing Oakland are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing San Francisco are 6-4
After playing NY Yankees are 8-2
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
NY Yankees are 3-9 SU in their last 12 games when playing Oakland
Oakland is 9-3 SU in their last 12 games when playing NY Yankees
Oakland is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Oakland is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home
Oakland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
