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Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics
The Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics will meet on the field at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.
The Rangers will pin their hopes on the pitching of left hander Martin Perez in this game. Perez has a 3-2 record and a 1.64 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Frankie Montas who starts for the Athletics. Right hander Montas is 2-4 with a 3.55 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Athletics as -118-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 7.
The Athletics were a 4-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Mariners. That made winners of bettors who got Oakland at 155 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Texas was a 7-2 winner in its last match on the road against the Angels. They won as +155 underdogs, while the total score of 9 made winners of PUSH bettors.
Texas:
Team record: 19-23 SU
Texas is 16-6 ATS in its last 22 games
Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games
Oakland:
Team record: 19-27 SU
Oakland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Oakland is 1-13 ATS in its last 14 games at home
Oakland is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games at home
Next up:
Texas at Oakland Friday, May 27