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MLB Preview: Oakland Athletics (18-11) vs. Boston Red Sox (14-16)

Betting On Red Sox Baseball         The Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Fenway Park. Lefthander Tom Milone will take the mound for the Athletics to start this game. Milone is 0-2 this season with a 4.56 ERA. Starting this game for the Red Sox will be Jon Lester. The lefthander has a 3.10 ERA to go along with a 2-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game’s total is sitting at 9. Oakland lost its last outing, a 7-1 result against the Red Sox on May 2. Bettors who backed the Red Sox at -122 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.     Team records: Oakland: 18-11 SU Boston: 14-16 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Boston are 6-4 After playing Boston are 6-4 After a loss are 7-3 Boston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Oakland are 3-7 After playing Oakland are 3-7 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland’s last 5 games when playing Boston The total has gone OVER in 16 of Oakland’s last 20 games when playing on the road against Boston Oakland is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Boston Oakland is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games when playing Oakland The total has gone OVER in 16 of Boston’s last 20 games when playing at home against Oakland Boston is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Oakland The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston’s last 9 games at home Next up: Boston home to Oakland, Sunday, May 4 Bovada Online Sportsbook has a great mobile app to place sports wagers on your iPhone, iPad and Andriod devices.  
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