Rangers vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 1, 2024

Two of the league’s top power hitters meet Sunday when the Texas Rangers (64-72) and Oakland Athletics (59-77) take the field at 2:35 p.m. ET, live on NBCS-CA. Corey Seager has 30 home runs for the Rangers (-130 favorites on the moneyline) while Brent Rooker has 33 homers this season for the Athletics (+111). Texas’ Walter Pennington and Oakland’s Mitch Spence have been named the starters for this contest.

Check out our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Rangers vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-130)
• Underdog: Athletics (+111)
• Over/under: 9

Rangers vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been chosen as favorites in 75 games this year and have walked away with the win 43 times (57.3%) in those games.
• Texas has a record of 30-17 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -130 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 56.5% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Athletics have won 39.2% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (47-73).
• Oakland has a record of 32-66 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +111 or longer (32.7%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Athletics a 47.4% chance to win.

Rangers vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Seager leads Texas in home runs with 30, runs batted in with 74 and his batting average of .275 is also best on his team.
• Seager’s home runs rank him ninth in baseball, and he ranks 34th in RBI.
• Marcus Semien is batting .238 with an OBP of .310 and a slugging percentage of .390 this season.
• Rooker paces the Athletics in home runs (33), runs batted in (91) and has a team-best batting average of .289.
• Rooker’s home run total ranks sixth in the big leagues, and he is 11th in RBI.
• JJ Bleday has 36 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 55 walks while hitting .248.

Rangers vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
• The Rangers have the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.28) in the majors this season.
• The Rangers rank 20th in MLB with a combined 1.283 WHIP this season.
• The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Athletics pitching staff ranks 27th in the majors.
• Oakland has the 24th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.30).
• The Athletics average MLB’s 24th-ranked WHIP (1.317).