The Cleveland Indians will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Oakland Athletics invade Progressive Field on Tuesday.

It's a pitching duel between Zach McAllister for the Indians (5-4 on the year) and Tom Milone for Oakland (10-9 so far).



View Oakland vs Cleveland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook MLB line for this matchup, Cleveland sat as +125 underdogs. The total was set at 8.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 14 (Indians) and the No. 11 (Athletics) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Cleveland's No. 12-rated American League offense, averaging 4.1 runs per game, against a Athletics defense that ranks No. 2 in the American League at 3.7 in runs allowed per game. The Indians have averaged 8.4 hits per game so far, more than Athletics batters have averaged on the year (7.8 hits per game).

Defensively, Oakland features the American League's No. 5-rated defense on the road, allowing 4 runs per game. Cleveland, meanwhile, comes in at No. 11 in the American League at home, scoring 3.9 runs per game.

Last time out for Oakland, they were a 3-0 Sportsbook as they battled the Indians on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Athletics at -134 were rewarded, while the 3 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Brett Anderson silenced the Indians bats in a 3-0 victory last time out versus Cleveland at Progressive Field.




Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Oakland are 6-4
After playing Oakland are 5-5
After a loss are 1-9

A few Athletics at Indians trends to consider:
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games on the road
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Cleveland's last 18 games when playing Oakland


Next up:
Oakland at Cleveland, Wednesday, August 29