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Baltimore Orioles vs. Oakland Athletics
The Baltimore Orioles and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
Right hander Kyle Bradish will take the mound for the Orioles to start this game. Bradish is 7-6 this season with a 3.18 ERA.
The Athletics will counter Bradish with JP Sears. Left hander Sears has a 4.20 ERA to go along with a 2-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Orioles as -195-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
The Athletics were a 7-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Orioles. That made winners of bettors who got Baltimore at -170 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Baltimore, they were a 7-2 winner as they battled the Athletics on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Orioles at -170 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Baltimore:
Team record: 76-47 SU
Baltimore is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games
Baltimore is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Baltimore is 18-6 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
Oakland:
Team record: 34-89 SU
Oakland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Oakland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games
Next up:
Baltimore home to Toronto Tuesday, August 22
Oakland home to Kansas City Monday, August 21