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Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics
The Los Angeles Angels will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Oakland Athletics at Ring Central Coliseum.
Andrew Heaney will be the starting pitcher for the Angels on this day. Left hander Heaney is 1-1 this season with a 4.74 ERA.
Starting this game for the Athletics will be Mike Fiers. The right hander has a 5.96 ERA to go along with a 2-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Athletics as -131-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game's total opened at 9.
The Athletics were a 5-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Diamondbacks. That made winners of bettors who got Oakland at -162 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 10-5 loser on the road against the Giants. Bettors on San Francisco at -125 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (15) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 8-18 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
LA Angels is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Angels is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels's last 8 games
Oakland:
Team record: 18-8 SU
Oakland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles at Oakland Saturday, August 22