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Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers
The Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers will meet on the field at Globe Life Field on Monday in a battle of division rivals.
Right hander Adrian Martinez will take the mound for the Athletics to start this game. Martinez is 2-1 this season with a 6.00 ERA.
It'll be Spencer Howard toeing the rubber for the Rangers in this contest. Right hander Howard is 0-1 with a 10.97 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -165-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
In their last action, Texas was a 6-5 loser on the road against the Twins. Bettors on Minnesota at -110 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (11) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Oakland, they were a 6-1 loser as they battled the Astros on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Astros at -185 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Oakland:
Team record: 29-58 SU
Oakland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Oakland is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
Texas:
Team record: 39-44 SU
Texas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Texas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games
Next up:
Oakland at Texas Tuesday, July 12