Free MLB Picks Oakland Athletics Vs. Los Angeles Angels 9-27-10

The Oakland Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Angel Stadium. Free MLB Picks of the day

The Athletics will give the ball to starter Brett Anderson in this one. Lefthander Anderson is 6-6 this season with a 2.73 ERA.

Starting this game for the Angels will be Ervin Santana. The righthander has a 3.77 ERA to go along with a 17-9 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 7.

The Athletics lost to Texas 16-9 as a -195 favorite on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (7).

Steve Tolleson hit a three-run home run for Oakland and Gabe Gross was 2-2 with two RBI and three runs scored.

The Angels lost to the White Sox 4-3 as a -220 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8).

Torii Hunter was 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored for the Angels, while Jered Weaver allowed four runs on eight hits in 6 2-3 innings.

Current streak:
Oakland has lost 3 straight games.
Los Angeles has lost 4 straight games.

Team records:
Oakland: 77-78 SU
Los Angeles: 75-80 SU

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing Texas are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Oakland are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Oakland is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Oakland's last 23 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing LA Angels
Oakland is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games at home
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing Oakland

Next up:
LA Angels home to Oakland, Tuesday, September 28

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