The Oakland Athletics will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Minnesota Twins invade O.co Coliseum on Thursday.

The Athletics will rely on Daniel Straily to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Kevin Correia will be his counterpart for the Twins. Daniel Straily is 10-7 this season, and Kevin Correia is 9-12.



View Minnesota vs Oakland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Those who planned on backing the visitors in this one found the Twins listed as underdogs of +-230 at most sportsbooks, including $Sportsbook-LINK$. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 7.5, check for updates at $CARBON-LINK$.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Athletics at No. 5 in the American League and the Twins at No. 15 in the American League heading into this contest.

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How They Match Up:
At the plate, Oakland owns the No. 10 ranking for hits in the American League at 8.6 per game. By contrast, the Twins are rated No. 12 in the same category at 8.3 per game.

Minnesota brings the American League's No. 14-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Athletics' league No. 2-ranked defense.

Last time out for Minnesota, they were a 4-3 Sportsbook as they battled the White Sox on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Twins at +128 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Minnesota got the job done in their last match in a 4-3 victory over Chicago on Wednesday at U.S. Cellular Field behind starter Scott Diamond.

Last time out for Oakland, they were a 5-4 loser as they battled the Angels at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Angels at +169 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Oakland lost in extra innings against the Angels on Wednesday as Los Angeles edged them 5-4 at O.co Coliseum.


Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Oakland are 4-6
After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 7-3
After playing LA Angels are 8-2
After a loss are 8-2

A few Twins at Athletics trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing Oakland
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Oakland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota


Next up:
Minnesota at Oakland, Friday, September 20