Oakland Athletics (53-56) vs. Boston Red Sox (63-48)

D.Braden(L) vs. D.Matsuzaka(R)

Date: 8/3/08

Odds

• Boston Red Sox (-232) / Oakland Athletics (214) (Source: BodogLife.com)
• The Boston Red Sox are a heavy favorite in this game.

SPECIAL SUNDAY DEAL - $75 Refund By joining on a Sunday, our slowest day for subscribers you will refunded $75 immediately. $25 for 30 days of service! Monthly Subscription - $100/month Quality Picks with Analysis Daily by 6AM EST Starting tomorrow (8/4), cancel anytime Picks for MLB, NFL, NBA.

Home/Away/Overall Moneyline Records

• The Boston Red Sox have a 39-16 record at home this season.
• The Oakland Athletics have a 21-27 record on the road this season.
• The Boston Red Sox are 63-48 on the season.
• The Oakland Athletics are 53-56 on the season.

Game Characteristics

• This is a non-divisional rivalry game.
• The Boston Red Sox have a 42-27 record in non-divisional rivalry games.
• The Oakland Athletics have a 39-36 record in non-divisional rivalry games.
• This is the third game of the series.
• The Boston Red Sox are coming off a double digit offensive performance.

Boston Red Sox - Batting

Boston Red Sox - Pitching

• The Boston Red Sox are allowing 4.00 runs per game over their L3 games.
• 5.29 R/G L7 games.
• 4.10 R/G L20 games.
• 4.14 R/G overall.

Oakland Athletics - Batting

• The Oakland Athletics are averaging 2.00 runs per game over their L3 games.
• 2.86 R/G L7 games.
• 3.20 R/G L20 games.
• 4.15 R/G overall.
• Against righties, the Oakland Athletics are 36-36 on the season.

Oakland Athletics - Pitching

• The Oakland Athletics are allowing 6.00 runs per game over their L3 games.
• 5.86 R/G L7 games.
• 4.75 R/G L20 games.
• 3.87 R/G overall.

Applicable Betting Systems, Angles, Trends

• The Boston Red Sox falls into the Game 3 of a series system.
• The Boston Red Sox falls into the Offenses in Motion Stay in Motion system.

Betting the Run Line

• Use our ML Odds <=> RL Odds Conversion Tool.