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Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays

by Alexander Banks on Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

The Toronto Blue Jays are coming off a sweep of the defending World Champion Boston Red Sox over the weekend. They will look to keep their hot streak going as they open up a series against Oakland on Tuesday. The Blue Jays will go with A.J. Burnett while the A’s will counter with Rich Harden. SBG Global reports that early MLB betting has the public taking Blue Jays at Home.

MLB Betting Preview
Oakland Athletics (3-4) at Toronto Blue Jays (4-2)
Tuesday, 7:05 pm Eastern – TSN

SBG Global Opening Line: Blue Jays - 170, Total 8.5 Under -120

The Blue Jays did just about everything right against Boston in their sweep. "To start off that way, where we're playing sound defensively, pitching well and to see the bats come in and take advantage of chances, it's nice to see that early on," said pitcher Roy Halladay. Jeremy Accardo earned his third save in the Sunday finale. The Blue Jays team ERA through their first six games is 2.94. Burnett had a nice opening game as he defeated the Yankees 5-2 last Wednesday, giving up two runs in six innings. "A.J. was dominating," manager John Gibbons said, "He threw some good changeups, and he was locked in with some good breaking balls – that was great to see out of him. That's what he can do, and I'm proud of the guy." Burnett is 1-1 with a 2.18 ERA in three career starts against Oakland.

Rich Harden will get the start for the A’s. He has been excellent so far this season giving up only one earned run in 11 innings over two starts. He gave up only four hits in five scoreless innings last Wednesday but the A’s couldn’t score and lost the game after he left. Harden has not had much success against Toronto in his career going 0-3 with 5.59 ERA in five starts. The A’s took two of three from Cleveland over the weekend and nearly swept the Tribe but lost 2-1 on Sunday. Last season the A’s won the season series against the Blue Jays 5-4.

SBG Global Current Line: Blue Jays - 170, Total 8.5 Under -120

Here are the MLB betting stats for Tuesday’s game. The Athletics are 4-10 in their last 14 games following a loss. The Athletics are 5-14 in their last 19 overall. The Athletics are 2-6 in their last 8 games as an underdog. The Athletics are 7-22 in their last 29 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Athletics are 1-4 in their last 5 games as a road underdog. The Athletics are 2-10 in their last 12 vs. the American League East. The Athletics are 1-5 in their last 6 road games. The Athletics are 1-6 in their last 7 series opening games. The Athletics are 1-11 in their last 12 road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Athletics are 0-4 in their last 4 Tuesday games. The Athletics are 7-1 in Harden’s last 8 Tuesday starts. The Athletics are 5-1 in Harden’s last 6 road starts. The Athletics are 37-16 in Harden’s last 53 starts. The Athletics are 4-10 in Hardens last 14 starts as an underdog. The Athletics are 3-9 in Harden’s last 12 starts as a road underdog. The Athletics are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Toronto. The Athletics are 1-4 in Harden’s last 5 starts vs. Blue Jays.

The Blue Jays are 7-1 in their last 8 home games vs. a right-handed starter. The Blue Jays are 5-1 in their last 6 vs. American League West. The Blue Jays are 5-1 in their last 6 series opening games. The Blue Jays are 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The Blue Jays are 64-27 in their last 91 games as a home favorite. The Blue Jays are 4-1 in Burnett’s last 5 starts. The Blue Jays are 1-4 in Burnett’s last 5 home starts vs. a team with a losing record.

The Under is 5-1 in the Athletics last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.

The Under is 5-1 in the Athletics last 6 overall. The Under is 4-1 in the Athletics last 5 games as an underdog. The Over is 6-2-1 in the Athletics last 9 road games. The Over is 8-3-2 in the Athletics last 13 vs. the American League East. The Over is 5-2-1 in the Athletics last 8 games as a road underdog. The Over is 5-2-1 in the Athletics last 8 Tuesday games. The Under is 5-2-1 in the Athletics last 8 games vs. a right-handed starter. The

Over is 5-1 in Harden’s last 6 road starts. The Under is 4-1 in Harden’s last 5 starts overall. The Under is 4-1 in Harden’s last 5 starts vs. the American League East. The Under is 8-3 in Harden’s last 11 Tuesday starts.

The Over is 4-1 in the Blue Jays last 5 vs. the American League West. The Under is 8-2 in Burnett’s last 10 home starts. The Under is 12-3-1 in Burnett’s last 16 starts vs. a team with a losing record. The Under is 7-2 in Burnett’s last 9 starts as a home favorite. The Under is 14-5-1 in Burnett’s last 20 starts overall. The Under is 11-4-1 in Burnett’s last 16 starts as a favorite. The Over is 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings between the two teams and the Over is 20-8-1 in the last 29 meetings in Toronto.