Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics - MLB - Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

The Texas Rangers (62-80) aim to sweep a two-game series versus the Oakland Athletics (51-91), at 8:05 PM ET on Wednesday.

The Athletics are an away underdog (+139) versus the Rangers (-164). The Rangers will start Dane Dunning (3-8) against the Athletics and JP Sears (5-2). The matchup has an over/under of 8.5 total runs.

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Rangers vs. Athletics Last 10 Games Betting Performance

Rangers

In the last 10 games, Texas has been listed as the moneyline favorite by bookmakers just twice, and it split those games.
In their last 10 outings, the Rangers and their opponents combined to hit the over three times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
Texas has a 6-4-0 record against the spread over its past 10 games.

Athletics

In 10 games over the last 10 matchups when set as the underdog by oddsmakers, Oakland has a record of 2-8.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Athletics and their opponents have failed to hit the over twice.
Oakland has four wins against the spread in its last 10 chances.

Rangers vs. Athletics Starting Pitcher Betting Trends

Projected starter: Dane Dunning

The Rangers have a 15-12-0 record against the spread in Dunning’s starts.
The Rangers have a 2-7 record in Dunning’s nine starts this season when they were the moneyline favorite.
Dunning’s team is 8-19 over his 27 starts.
Dunning’s starts went over the run total 10 times in 27 games with a set total this season.

Projected starter: JP Sears

Sears and his team are 4-4-0 ATS this season when he starts.
When he is the starting pitcher, Oakland has a record of 2-3 this season when they are the underdog on the moneyline.
In games Sears has started, his team is 4-4.
Out of Sears’ eight starts with a total this season, three have hit the over.

Rangers Batting Leaders

Marcus Semien is hitting .248 with 28 doubles, five triples, 22 home runs and 47 walks.
Semien’s home runs rank 41st in MLB and he ranks 38th in RBI in MLB.
Semien has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .391 with three doubles, a triple, a home run and four RBI.
Corey Seager has hit 30 home runs to lead his team.
Seager ranks 11th in home runs and 34th in RBI among hitters in MLB play.
Adolis Garcia has sent home a team-high 92 runs batted in.
Garcia takes a five-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .412 with three doubles, three home runs, four walks and eight RBI.
Nate Lowe has a club-best .307 batting average.

Athletics Batting Leaders

Sean Murphy leads Oakland in batting average (.250) and runs batted in (64) this season while also slugging 18 homers.
In all of Major League Baseball, Murphy ranks 62nd in homers and 63rd in RBI.
Tony Kemp is batting .234 with an OBP of .309 and a slugging percentage of .325 this season.
Kemp currently is 274th in home runs and 192nd in RBI in the major leagues.
Seth Brown’s 21 home runs lead all Oakland hitters, and he’s slugging .442.
Brown heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and two RBI.
Ramon Laureano is batting .211 with an OBP of .288 and a slugging percentage of .378 this season.