Data Skrive:
The Oakland Athletics (68-89) are favorites (-123) on the moneyline when they take on the Texas Rangers (74-83) Thursday at 3:37 p.m. ET, live on NBCS-CA. J.T. Ginn takes the mound for Oakland while Kumar Rocker is Texas’ starter for the contest.
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Odds to Win
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Athletics to win vs Rangers -123
Athletics vs. Rangers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Athletics (-123)
- Underdog: Rangers (+103)
- Over/under: 7.5
Athletics vs. Rangers Betting Insights
- The Athletics have been favorites in 19 games this season and have come away with the win 12 times (63.2%) in those contests.
- This season Oakland has been victorious nine times in 15 chances when named as a favorite of at least -123 on the moneyline.
- The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 55.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Rangers have won 22 of the 67 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (32.8%).
- Texas has a record of 16-32 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +103 or longer (33.3%).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rangers a 49.3% chance to win.
Athletics vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders
- Brent Rooker is batting .294 with 38 home runs and 110 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Oakland hitters this season.
- Rooker ranks sixth in MLB in home runs, and fifth in RBI.
- JJ Bleday has collected 135 hits this season and has an OBP of .326. He’s slugging .444 on the year.
- Marcus Semien is hitting .235 with 26 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 60 walks.
- Semien’s home run total ranks 54th in MLB, and he is 58th in RBI.
- Wyatt Langford is batting .251 with 25 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 48 walks.
Athletics vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings
- The Athletics have a 7.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.38 this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
- Athletics pitchers have a 1.338 WHIP this season, 25th in the majors.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 12th in MLB.
- Texas’ 4.40 team ERA ranks 25th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Rangers combine for the 22nd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.301).