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Oakland Athletics vs. Baltimore Orioles
The Oakland Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Cole Irvin will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Left hander Irvin is 1-2 this season with a 4.60 ERA.
Starting this game for the Orioles will be Jorge Lopez. The right hander has a 8.56 ERA to go along with a 1-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Athletics as -125-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total opened at 9.5.
The Orioles were a 3-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Marlins. That made winners of bettors who got Miami at -158 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Oakland was a 13-12 winner on the road against the Twins. Bettors on Oakland at -113 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (25) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Oakland:
Team record: 12-7 SU
Current Streak: won 11 straight games.
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games on the road
Baltimore:
Team record: 8-10 SU
Baltimore is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing Oakland
Next up:
Oakland at Baltimore Saturday, April 24