A key battle on the MLB odds menu sees visiting New York duelling Oakland on Wednesday at Overstock.com Coliseum.

Gio Gonzalez gets the call for the Oakland Athletics and he will try to build on a 5-2 mark. In the other dugout, AJ Burnett brings a 5-3 ledger to the game for the Yankees as he tries to quiet the Athletics bats.



View NY Yankees vs Oakland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook MLB line for this matchup, Oakland sat as -130 favorites. The total was set at 7.5.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Athletics at No. 5 in the American League and the Yankees at No. 1 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Oakland's American League No. 13-ranked scoring average of 3.6 runs per game, against a Yankees offense rated No. 1 and scoring 5.3 runs per game in the league. The Athletics have averaged 8.2 hits per game to date this season, less than the Yankees hitters have managed (8.6 per nine innings).

Defensively, New York features the American League's No. 4-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.7 runs per game. Oakland, meanwhile, comes in at No. 8 in the American League at home, scoring 4 runs per game.

Last time out for New York, they were a 10-3 Sportsbook as they battled the Athletics on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at +108 were rewarded, while the 13 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. The Yankees grabbed a win last time out, defeating Brett Anderson and the Athletics 10-3 on Tuesday at Overstock.com Coliseum.




New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 7-3
After playing NY Yankees are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

A few Yankees at Athletics trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Oakland
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Yankees' last 10 games
NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games at home
Oakland is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees


Next up:
NY Yankees at LA Angels, Friday, June 3
Oakland at Boston, Friday, June 3