The Athletics are visiting the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, July 23rd at the Globe Life Field in the third game of this series, with the Rangers having a 2-0 lead. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Athletics vs Rangers Prediction. We will examine:
The Texas Rangers’ recent form and player performance
The Athletics’ recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Texas Rangers
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Athletics
Recent betting trends in games played between the Athletics vs Texas Rangers
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Athletics vs Texas Rangers game
Texas Rangers Preview
The Texas Rangers have a 52-50 record this season and are sitting in third place in the AL West. The Rangers have a 30-20 home record and are 40-60 in over/under. They are coming off a 6-2 home victory over the Athletics, and are 5-1 in their last 6 games. Under is 4-2 in their last 6 games, and they are playing the Angels and the Braves next.
The Rangers have a .231 batting average this season, a .298 OBP, and a .376 slugging percentage. Texas’ pitching staff has a 3.18 ERA and 1.16 WHIP. Josh Smith leads the Rangers with 87 hits, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .276 batting average. Adolis Garcia leads the team in RBI, with 57, while Wyatt Langford leads the team in home runs with 15.
Patrick Corbin (L) is the projected starter for the Rangers, and he has a 6-7 record, 3.91 ERA, and 1.29 WHIP.
Athletics Preview
The Athletics have a 42-61 record this season and are sitting in last place in the AL West. The Athletics have a 22-30 road record and are 56-42 in over/under. They are coming off a 2-6 road defeat by the Rangers, and are 1-4 in their last 5 games. Over is 5-0 in their last 5 games, and they are playing the Astros and the Mariners next.
The Athletics have a .248 batting average this season, a .315 OBP, and a .420 Slugging percentage. Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.26 ERA and 1.44 WHIP. Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics with 114 hits, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .315 batting average. Tyler Soderstrom leads the team with 57 RBI, while Brent Rooker adds a team-high 21 home runs.
JP Sears (L) is the projected starter for the Athletics, and he has a 7-8 record, 5.13 ERA, and 1.28 WHIP.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last seven road games against AL West opponents.
- The favorites have won each of the Rangers’ last nine games at Globe Life Field.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last nine games.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five night games against AL West opponents.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games.
- The Rangers have led after 5 innings in six of their last eight night games against opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Athletics have won six of their last eight games as underdogs following a loss.
- The Rangers have lost 10 of their last 15 games as home favorites against the Athletics following a win.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last six Wednesday night road games against American League opponents.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games as favorites against AL West opponents following a win.
- The Athletics have led after 3 innings in four of their last five road games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have won the first inning in three of their last four road games against opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rangers’ last nine night games against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Athletics’ last six road games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in nine of the Rangers’ last 10 home games.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in six of the Athletics’ last seven games as underdogs.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rangers rank 1st in the league for ERA this season (3.18).
- The Rangers rank 1st in the league for runs allowed this season (353).
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (155).
- The Athletics rank 29th in the league for ERA this season (5.26).
Athletics vs Rangers Prediction
The Athletics are 5-3 in their last 8 meetings against the Rangers, and both teams are tied 3-3 in their last 6 meetings in Texas. Under is 7-4 in their last 11 meetings.
In this Athletics vs Rangers Prediction, the Rangers are coming as -140 home favorites. The Rangers are rightfully favored, as they have a better overall record and have been strong at home. Corbin has been serviceable for the Rangers this season and has been even better at home, with a 3.30 home ERA. He has won his last three starts, while Sears is coming off a bad start against the Guardians, where he gave up 6 runs in 4 innings of work. The Rangers have a superior bullpen, as the A’s have the second-worst bullpen ERA in the league, and the Athletics have been terrible against lefties. Take the Texas Rangers to take care of business at home once again.