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Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics
The Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
The Rangers will give the ball to starter Mike Foltynewicz in this one. Right hander Foltynewicz is 2-10 this season with a 6.00 ERA.
Foltynewicz's opponent in this one will be Chris Bassitt. The Athletics right hander has a 3.28 ERA to go along with a 11-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Athletics as -357-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Oakland was a 5-4 winner in its last match on the road against the Padres. They won as -125 favorites, while the total score of 9 made winners of OVER bettors.
In their last action, Texas was a 5-0 loser on the road against the Angels. Bettors on Los Angeles at -106 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Texas:
Team record: 39-70 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Texas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games on the road
Oakland:
Team record: 61-48 SU
Oakland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games at home
Oakland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
Next up:
Texas at Oakland Saturday, August 7