MLB Picks: San Francisco Giants vs. Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics have won 10 of their last 13 games versus National League opponents, which is important to consider when making your MLB picks Tuesday, as they take on the San Francisco Giants at the O.co Coliseum.

Sports bettors will find that the Athletics are -135 home favorites in the pro baseball odds (courtesy of SBR Forum), while the total stands at 8.5 in the betting market.

Let's take a closer look at this interleague matchup from a betting perspective, while offering up a prediction along the way.

San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants fell to 9-14 on the road this season, as they suffered a 4-1 series-opening loss to the Oakland Athletics as -115 road favorites Monday.

MLB handicappers will find that the Giants are 44-37 in May the last two-plus seasons.

Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics are 21-12 at night during the 2013 campaign, which is the third-best mark of its kind in the American League.

Over the last two-plus seasons, the Athletics have compiled a dominating 36-17 record as home favorites of -125 to -150, with the OVER going 30-22-1 in that situation.

Prediction

I'm going to recommend that readers back the Oakland Athletics as one of their MLB picks Tuesday, as they've gone 8-2 in their last 10 home games against the San Francisco Giants.

MLB Pick: Oakland Athletics -135

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