LA vs Oakland MLB Betting Preview
The A’s have been one of the best teams since the All Star break and they are now in 2nd place in the AL West only 1/2 game up on the Angels. Oakland is in the Wild Card lead, but it will be hard to stay there facing Angels ace Jared Weaver tonight.
Venue/ Stadium: O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
Time/Date: 10:05 PM EST Monday, August 6, 2012
MLB Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: Angels -155 / A’s +135
Over/Under: 6.5 runs
PITCHING MATCHUP: Angels RH Jered Weaver (14-1, 2.29 ERA) vs. Athletics RH Jarrod Parker (7-5, 3.44)
L.A. Angels vs. Oakland A’s Preview
MLB odds have the visiting Angels as the favorite with a total of 6.5 runs.
In their last games the A’s lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 and the Angels lost to the Chicago White Sox 4-2.
This season the Angels have an O/U record of 48-58 with a run-line W/L record of 56-53 and the A’s have an O/U record of 42-62 with a run-line W/L record of 61-47.
On the season the A’s are 32-25 at home and the Angels are 28-29 on the road.
Weaver (14-1, 2.29 ERA) was solid in his last outing going 6 innings and giving up 2 earned runs in a win over the Rangers. Jarrod Parker (7-5, 3.44 ERA) goes for the A’s tonight and in his last start he gave up 3 earned runs in 6 innings in a loss to the Rays.
The Angels have won 4 of their last 5 games facing the A’s in Oakland. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
Weaver leads the AL in ERA and has a 1.85 ERA over his last 11 starts and he beat the A’s the last time he faced them.
A’s starter Parker had a 2.46 ERA back in the beginning of July, but since then he has gone 2-2 with a 6.07 ERA. The A’s will need a good outing from Parker, a their offense only ranks 25th in the Majors in runs scored and 30th in team batting average.
Parker will be facing an Angels’ offense that ranks 7th in the Majors in runs scored. He has to be careful facing the duo in the middle of the lineup of Mark Trumbo and Albert Pujols, who have combined for 52 HR this season.
Pujols has really been swinging a hot bat hitting .375 this month with 4 HR and 9 RBI.
In some betting trends for this AL West match up the Angels are 1-4 in their last 5 road games, 42-15 in Weaver’s last 57 starts, and they have an Over record in 4 of their last 5 games.
The A’s are 21-9 in their last 30 home games, 5-2 in Parker’s last 7 starts, and they have an Under record of 14-6 in their last 20 home games.
Jason’s Pick: Have to go with the Angels simply because Weaver is on the mound and will be facing a less than stellar A’s offense.
