Oakland Athletics (53-54) vs. Boston Red Sox (61-48)

J.Duchscherer(R) vs. T.Wakefield(R)

Date: 8/1/08

Odds

• BetEd.com odds for this game is Boston Red Sox (-136) / Oakland Athletics (128).

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Home/Away/Overall Moneyline Records

• The Boston Red Sox have a 37-16 record at home this season.
• The Oakland Athletics have a 21-25 record on the road this season.
• The Boston Red Sox are 61-48 on the season.
• The Oakland Athletics are 53-54 on the season.

Game Characteristics

• This is a non-divisional rivalry game.
• The Boston Red Sox have a 40-27 record in non-divisional rivalry games.
• The Oakland Athletics have a 39-34 record in non-divisional rivalry games.
• This is the first game of the series.
• The Boston Red Sox have just been swept by the Los Angeles Angels.
• The Oakland Athletics just got swept by the Kansas City Royals.

Boston Red Sox - Batting

Boston Red Sox - Pitching

• The Boston Red Sox are allowing 7.33 runs per game over their L3 games.
• 5.43 R/G L7 games.
• 4.30 R/G L20 games.
• 4.18 R/G overall.

Oakland Athletics - Batting

• The Oakland Athletics are averaging 2.33 runs per game over their L3 games.
• 3.71 R/G L7 games.
• 3.40 R/G L20 games.
• 4.20 R/G overall.
• Against righties, the Oakland Athletics are 36-35 on the season.

Oakland Athletics - Pitching

• The Oakland Athletics are allowing 4.33 runs per game over their L3 games.
• 6.43 R/G L7 games.
• 4.40 R/G L20 games.
• 3.81 R/G overall.

Applicable Betting Systems, Angles, Trends

• The Boston Red Sox falls into the Red Sox Angle 3 system.
• The Oakland Athletics falls into the Betting on Teams off a 1 Run Loss system.

Betting the Run Line

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