subject: Bet on the Yankees vs Athletics - 10:05pm EST [print this page] Bet on the Yankees vs Athletics - 10:05pm EST
The New York Yankees will try to win their fourth straight game tonight when they take on the Oakland Athletics from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum at 10:05pm EST. Online sportsbooks have the Yankees -149 favorites in MLB predictions vs the Athletics +139 while the over/under odds total is sitting at 7.5 UNDER (-125). MLB sports odds also have New York favored -1.5 runs (+105) over Oakland +1.5 (-125) for tonight's game. The Athletics will send righthander Trevor Cahill to the mound with a 8-2 record this year and 2.74 ERA while the Yankees will counter with lefthander CC Sabathia who has gone 10-3 this season with a 3.33 ERA and has won six straight starts.
The Athletics lost the first of the three game series 3-1 on Monday night vs the Yankees who were -155 betting favorites in MLB predictions while the over/under total stayed UNDER the 8 posted at online sportsbooks. The Yankees scored their first two runs in the second inning while Mark Teixeira sealed the victory with a 395-ft homer in the 6th inning. Oakland pitcher Ben Sheets was handed the loss after giving up three runs in 7 and 1/3 worth of work while Coco Crisp supplied the only offense for the A's with a sacrifice fly to score Cliff Pennington in the third inning. Bet the Yankees -149 as favorites on the road in MLB odds vs the Athletics with up to 260% in total bonuses and a 200% poker bonus.
Heading into MLB predictions for tonight's game, the Yankees have gone 51-31 on the season, 5-5 when playing on Tuesday and 5-5 after a win. New York is 5-1 in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland and 5-1 in their last 6 games overall when playing Athletics. The Yankees are also 4-1 in their last 5 games and 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road while Oakland has gone 7-3 in their last 10 games. The MLB betting total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against the Yankees.
