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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 Tuesday in a battle of division rivals.
The Rangers will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Max Scherzer in this game. Scherzer has a 10-4 record and a 4.04 ERA this season.
It'll be JP Sears toeing the rubber for the Athletics in this contest. Left hander Sears is 2-8 with a 3.99 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -238-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total opened at 7.
In their last action, Oakland was a 5-3 loser on the road against the Rangers. Bettors on Texas at -230 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Texas, they were a 5-3 winner as they battled the Athletics on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at -230 were rewarded, while the 8 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Texas:
Team record: 67-46 SU
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Texas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
Oakland:
Team record: 32-81 SU
Oakland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Oakland is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 10 games
Next up:
Texas at Oakland Wednesday, August 9