Rangers vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 31, 2024

Two of the league’s top power hitters meet Saturday when the Texas Rangers (63-72) and Oakland Athletics (59-76) take the field at 7:05 p.m. ET, live on NBCS-CA. Corey Seager has 30 home runs for the Rangers (-137 favorites on the moneyline) while Brent Rooker has 33 homers this season for the Athletics (+117). Texas’ Cody Bradford gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s Joey Estes.

Be sure to check out our betting preview for this game, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Rangers vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-137)
• Underdog: Athletics (+117)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rangers vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been chosen as favorites in 74 games this year and have walked away with the win 42 times (56.8%) in those games.
• This season Texas has been victorious 20 times in 34 chances when named as a favorite of at least -137 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 57.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Athletics have been the moneyline underdog 119 total times this season. They’ve gone 47-72 in those games.
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +117 or longer, Oakland has a 29-59 record (winning only 33% of its games).
• The Athletics have a 46.1% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Rangers vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Seager leads Texas in batting average (.277), home runs (30) and runs batted in (74) this season.
• Seager ranks ninth in MLB in homers, and 33rd in RBI.
• Marcus Semien is batting .238 with an OBP of .310 and a slugging percentage of .391 this season.
• Rooker paces the Athletics with 33 home runs and 90 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-best batting average of .287.
• Rooker is sixth in homers and 11th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• JJ Bleday has 36 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 55 walks while hitting .251.

Rangers vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
• Rangers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.29 this year, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
• The Rangers have a combined WHIP of 1.287 as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in MLB.
• The Athletics pitching staff is 27th in the majors with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Oakland’s 4.30 team ERA ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.317).