Rangers vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 25, 2024

The Oakland Athletics (67-89) will try to end their three-game losing streak when they host the Texas Rangers (74-82) on Wednesday at 9:40 p.m. ET on BSSW. Bookmakers consider the Rangers to be -333 favorites for the contest, while the Athletics are +260 underdogs looking for the upset. Cody Bradford gets the starting nod for Texas while Brady Basso is Oakland’s starter for the contest.

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Rangers vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-333)
• Underdog: Athletics (+260)
• Over/under: 60.5

Rangers vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Rangers have come away with 49 wins in the 85 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Oddsmakers have given Texas the best odds of winning it has seen this season, with a -333 moneyline listed for this contest.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 76.9% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Athletics have won 39.7% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (54-82).
• Oakland has yet to play as a moneyline underdog of +260 or longer.
• The Athletics have a 27.8% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Rangers vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Marcus Semien has been key for Texas with 146 hits, an OBP of .303 plus a slugging percentage of .387.
• Semien ranks 52nd in the majors in homers, and 57th in RBI.
• Wyatt Langford has collected 120 hits this season and has an OBP of .323. He’s slugging .404 on the year.
• Brent Rooker paces the Athletics in home runs (38), runs batted in (110) and has put up a team-best batting average of .296.
• Rooker ranks sixth in home runs and fifth in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• JJ Bleday is batting .245 with 43 doubles, four triples, 20 home runs and 66 walks.

Rangers vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in the majors.
• The Rangers have the 25th-ranked ERA (4.40) in the majors this season.
• The Rangers rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.302 WHIP this season.
• The Athletics pitching staff is 28th in the majors with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Oakland has a 4.38 team ERA that ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Athletics average MLB’s 25th-ranked WHIP (1.338).