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Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Thursday when the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics meet at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
The Rangers will give the ball to starter Dane Dunning in this one. Right hander Dunning is 3-6 this season with a 4.63 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Sean Manaea who starts for the Athletics. Left hander Manaea is 6-4 with a 2.91 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Athletics as -165-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 8.
Oakland was a 3-1 winner in its last match on the road against the Rangers. They won as -180 favorites, while the total score of 4 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Texas, they were a 3-1 loser as they battled the Athletics on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Athletics at -180 were rewarded, while the 4 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Texas:
Team record: 31-49 SU
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 7-14 ATS in its last 21 games
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Oakland:
Team record: 48-34 SU
Oakland is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games
Oakland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Texas at Seattle Friday, July 2
Oakland home to Boston Friday, July 2