The Athletics and Texas Rangers meet Friday in MLB action at Globe Life Field. Here’s a Rangers vs. Athletics Prediction. This article will include a Rangers vs. Athletics Pick.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 13-12 on the year and play the Royals and Guardians next. The Athletics are batting. 240 on the season, have a .319 OBP, and have a .386 slugging percentage. The Athletics pitching staff has a 4.69 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with 30 hits and 14 RBI while Jacob Wilson and Max Muncy have combined for 51 hits and 20 RBI.
Luis Severino gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 0-2 with a 6.20 ERA and 27 strikeouts this season. Severino is 2-3 with a 3.97 ERA and 40 strikeouts in his career against the Texas Rangers.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 13-12 on the year and play the Tigers and Yankees next. The Texas Rangers are batting .241 on the season and have a .319 OBP, and a .396 slugging percentage. The Texas Rangers pitching staff has a 3.50 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. Brandon Nimmo leads the Texas Rangers with 31 hits and 11 RBI, while Jake Burger and Josh Jung have combined for 48 hits and 30 RBI.
Nathan Eovaldi gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 2-3 with a 5.06 ERA and 29 strikeouts this season. Eovaldi is 4-2 with a 2.54 ERA and 82 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Rangers have won seven of their last eight home games against AL West opponents.
- The Athletics have lost each of their last three games at Globe Life Field.
- The Rangers have covered the run line each of their last seven games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rangers have won the first inning in three of their last four games as favorites against the Athletics.
- The Rangers have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven Friday night games.
- The Rangers have led after 3 innings in each of their last four games against opponents that held a winning record.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Athletics have won each of their last six games as underdogs following a loss.
- The Rangers have lost three of their last four games as home favorites following a win.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last eight away games.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven Friday games as home favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games as home favorites against American League opponents.
- The Rangers have lost the first inning in four of their last five games.
- The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games against AL West opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rangers’ last 11 games as home favorites has gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Seven of the Athletics’ last eight games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last nine night games against AL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last seven road games against AL West opponents.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Corey Seager has hit a home run in each of his last three home appearances against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- Nathan Eovaldi has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last five appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 18 appearances with the Rangers as favorites against AL West opponents.
- Nathan Eovaldi has recorded a win in five of his last six appearances against AL West opponents.
- Brandon Nimmo ranks T5th in the league in Hits (31) this season.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Shea Langeliers has hit at least one home run in each of his last three road appearances against the Rangers after not playing the previous day.
- Luis Severino has recorded six or more strikeouts in five of his last six appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven road appearances.
- Luis Severino has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances with the Athletics as underdogs against AL West opponents.
- Nick Kurtz ranks 3rd amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.427) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rangers rank 4th in the league for runs allowed this season (92).
- The Rangers are one of only four teams in the league to rank top 10 in both strikeouts and walks allowed this season.
- The Athletics rank 28th in the league for walks allowed this season (120).
- The Athletics rank T8th in the league for triples this season (3).
Rangers vs Athletics Prediction
The Athletics’ pitching has let them down up to this point and they allow a ton of free passes. Severino has played a major role in that, as he has a 6.20 ERA and 1.70 WHIP through 24.2 innings and he’s walked 20 guys. Not great. Eovaldi has struggled this season as well but he’s allowed just 11 hits and 2 earned runs in his last 12 innings. It’s fair to say Eovaldi is coming into form and we know what he’s capable of when he’s right. The price is reasonable. I’m going to roll with the Rangers at home on Friday night.