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Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays: prediction for the MLB game
In the first match of the series Oakland Athletics will host Tampa Bay Rays, who they are struggling against, even at home. Will the Rays secure an away victory on May 3? You'll find the answer in our prediction.
Command Analysis
Oakland Athletics
USAAfter a great start of the season Oakland Athetics started to crumble, a loss of focus led to five defeats in six last games. After these defeats Mark Kotsay's men dropped to the 9th spot in the American League, now team is going to play three games against a seriously motivated opponent, so they may drop even lower.
Tampa Bay Rays
USATampa Bay Rays had an impressive streak last week, team secured three victories in a row, but in two latest matches team was unable to maintain that level of performance and lost two games to the Minnesota Twins. Kevin Cash's men are surely unhappy with that result, now they are only 5th in the American League.
Trends
Ставка1st inning: draw
This bet won in 3 of 5 latest head-to-head games
СтавкаTotal under 8 runs
This wager played in three of five latest head-to-head matches at Oakland
Tip and bets
Oakland team is an underdog today, a match against the Rays will probably be extremely difficult for them, because even at home they are having a hard time against such a powerful team. Rays are expecting a victory today, so they will probably start to play aggressively since the first match of the series. In our opinion, visitors will secure a victory over a comfortable opponent.
Our prediction - Handicap (-1.5) on Tampa Bay Rays
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