SEATTLE +1.10 over Oakland
The M’s have won the first two games of this series and there’s no reason why they can’t complete the sweep. They’re an impressive 45-32 at home and the A’s are 10 games under .500 on the road. If momentum means anything at all, the M’s have it and the A’s do not. Doug Fister has labored in his past few starts but this guy has some very decent stuff indeed. His last three games were against the Yanks, Rangers and the suddenly hot Blue Jays and that’s a tough stretch of starts. He’ll now take a step down in class against the A’s and the last time he faced them less than a month ago he went five full and allowed just one earned run. Fister also has solid starts against the South Side, the Angels and Cleveland. The A’s have dropped three in a row and after today they’ll wrap up the season in Anaheim. They’ve pretty much thrown in the towel and have no interest in the last few games. At least the M’s are at home and they’ll finish at home against the Rangers this last weekend. When you’re playing for nothing and wrapping the season up on the last weekend of the year, the home side has to have an advantage and frankly, the A’s have none here. Play: Seattle +1.10 (Risking 2 units).