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Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Detroit Tigers at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
The Tigers will pin their hopes on the pitching of left hander Tarik Skubal in this game. Skubal has a 6-3 record and a 3.25 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Luis Medina who starts for the Athletics. Right hander Medina is 3-9 with a 5.56 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Tigers as -160-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total opened at 8.
The Athletics were a 6-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Mariners. That made winners of bettors who got Seattle at -250 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Detroit was a 4-2 winner in its last match on the road against the Dodgers. They won as +215 underdogs, while the total score of 6 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Detroit:
Team record: 71-81 SU
Detroit is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Detroit is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Oakland:
Team record: 46-106 SU
Current Streak: lost 7 straight games.
Oakland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Oakland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games
Next up:
Detroit at Oakland Friday, September 22