ASA TOP PLAY 10* ON UNDER the Total - Oakland Athletics versus Houston Astros, Monday at 4:07 PM ET at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

Not only did A's starter Chris Bassitt go 3-0 with an 0.34 ERA in his four September starts, he also dominated the Astros the two times he faced them on the West Coast. Although this game is not in Oakland like those two outings were - it is a neutral site series in LA at Dodgers Stadium - the location still favors the Athletics. Also, the Astros offense had a down season and finished 20th in the majors for team batting average while the A's were even worse and finished 25th in the majors. Runs will be at a premium in this one as Oakland faces Lance McCullers in Game One. The Houston right-hander struck out 24 in 17 and 2 / 3 innings over his final 3 starts of the regular season and did not allow an earned run in any of those 3 outings. Also, in his lone outing against Oakland this season, McCullers held the Athletics to just 1 earned run in 6 innings. More of the same on tap here this afternoon per our computer math model. Bet the UNDER in the A's game in afternoon action Monday.