Thursday, April 23, 2015

Angel Stadium of Anaheim

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Probable Pitchers: (R) Chavez, J (0-0) vs. (L) Wilson, C (1-2)

The Oakland Athletics take on the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

The Athletics are 25-10 in their last 35 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400 and 7-20 in their last 27 games vs. a left-handed starter. They are 8-1 in Chavezs last 9 starts vs. a team with a losing record and 4-1 in Chavezs last 5 road starts vs. a team with a losing record. The over is 5-1 in the Athletics last 6 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15 and 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a left-handed starter.

The Angels are 8-2 in their last 10 during game 4 of a series and 42-15 in their last 57 vs. a team with a losing record. They are 8-0 in Wilson's last 8 home starts vs. a team with a losing record and 10-2 in Wilson's last 12 home starts. The over is 4-0 in the Angels last 4 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15 and 4-0 in their last 4 home games.

Head-to-head, the over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings and 7-3 in Wilson's last 10 starts vs. Athletics. The Athletics are 2-8 in the last 10 meetings and 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Los Angeles.

Oakland Athletics Betting Trends

The Oakland Athletics are 10-5-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Oakland Athletics is 0.9

Los Angeles Angels Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Angels are 7-5-2 against the over/under

The run differential for the Los Angeles Angels is 0.2

Injuries to Watch

Oakland Athletics

04/21/15 2B Ben Zobrist Knee "?" Wednesday vs. Los Angeles Angels
04/19/15 P Jesse Hahn Hand expected to miss next start Thursday vs. LA Angels
04/05/15 CF Coco Crisp Elbow 15-day DL (4/4)
04/05/15 P Jarrod Parker Elbow 15-day DL (3/27)
04/05/15 1B Nate Freiman Back 15-day DL (4/4)
04/05/15 P Sean Doolittle Rotator Cuff 15-day DL (4/4)
04/05/15 P Sean Nolin Abdominal 15-day DL (4/4)
04/04/15 P A.J. Griffin Elbow 60-day DL (2/27)
04/04/15 P Taylor Thompson Shoulder 60-day DL (2/26)

Los Angeles Angels

04/16/15 P Tyler Skaggs Elbow 60-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Cory Rasmus Abdominal 15-day DL (3/27)
04/05/15 LF Josh Hamilton Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)

Guy's Pick: Take Oakland

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