Posted on
5/18/2007 5:45:34 PM
MLB Betting Trends - San Francisco (20-20) at Oakland (20-20)
By Eric Williams
Tonight’s interleague matchup between Bay area rivals the San Francisco Giants (9-10 A) and Oakland A’s (9-11 H) figures to be an exciting affair featuring two excellent pitchers and some of the best hitters in either league.
The A’s are 5-5 in their last ten games while Oakland is 4-6 over the same span, the A’s enter tonight’s game fresh off two consecutive losses, while San Francisco eked out a 2-1 win over the Houston Astros.
Let’s take a look at tonight’s trends before I give baseball bettors my free MLB Pick:
Key Giants Trends
The Giants are 4-0 in their last 4 interleague games as an underdog.
The Giants are 5-1 in their last 6 road games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
The Giants are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. American League West.
Key Athletics Trends
The Athletics are 7-0 in their last 7 interleague home games vs. a left-handed starter.
The Athletics are 5-0 in their last 5 interleague games vs. a left-handed starter.
The Athletics are 7-1 in their last 8 games following a loss.
Key Totals Trends
The Under is 4-0 in Giants last 4 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
The Under is 4-0 in Giants last 4 games as an underdog.
The Under is 12-3 in Athletics last 15 interleague games as a favorite of -110 to -150.
The Under is 8-2-2 in Athletics last 12 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Key Head-to-Head Trends
The Under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Oakland.
The Pitchers: Giants starter Barry Zito is 3-4 in eight starts with 28 Ks and 21 walks over 50.1 innings. Zito has an ERA of 4.29.
Athletics starter Chares Gaudin is 2-1 in eight starts with five no decisions. Gaudin has recorded 38 Ks and issued 18 walks in 46.0 innings and has a 2.93 ERA.
Bettors should note that, while Zito is 3-4 in his eight starts and Gaudin is only 2-1 in the same amount of starts, Gaudin has the better ERA and strikeout to walk ratio of the two and would likely have the better record if he got any kind of run support in his starts.
MLB Free Picks: Take the A’s behind a solid performance by Gaudin to win this game outright.
Prediction: Oakland 6 San Francisco 4
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