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MLB Baseball Betting Preview - Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins

The 2006 MLB Division Series playoffs open in Minnesota Tuesday at 1:05 pm EST on ESPN.

In Game 1 between the Oakland Athletics and the Twins, the pitching matchup appears to favor the home team.

Johan Santana is 19-6 with a 2.77 ERA and a paltry 1.00 WHIP. His last start saw him go eight strong, surrendering seven hits and just two earned runs in a 3-2 win over the Royals. Dating back to July 15, Santana has won 10 of his last 11 decisions. His last game versus Oakland was also a gem, going eight innings and allowing two hits and one earned run in a 2-1 Twins victory.

Meanwhile, Oakland's Barry Zito (16-10, 3.83 ERA, 1.40 WHIP) hasn't exactly been sharp of late. He's surrendered 19 earned runs over his last 31.2 innings. That said, Zito was masterful in his last game versus the Twins. On June 1, he allowed four hits over seven innings to win a 4-0 game that didn't even last 2 hours.

Barry Zito and the Oakland Athletics figure to be considerable underdogs in Game 1 of their division series versus the Twins.