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Texas Rangers vs. Athletics Athletics
The fans at Sutter Health Park will be treated to a game between the Texas Rangers and the Athletics Athletics when they take their seats on Friday.
The Rangers will give the ball to starter Jack Leiter in this one. Right hander Leiter is 8-7 this season with a 3.81 ERA.
Leiter's opponent in this one will be Jeffrey Springs. The Athletics left hander has a 4.27 ERA to go along with a 10-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Athletics as -132-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 10.5.
In their last action, Athletics was a 7-0 winner on the road against the Tigers. Bettors on Athletics at 110 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
The Rangers were a 20-3 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Angels. That made winners of bettors who got Texas at -165 on the moneyline, while the total score (23) was good news for OVER bettors.
Texas:
Team record: 68-67 SU
Texas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas's last 9 games on the road
Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing The
Athletics:
Team record: 63-72 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
The is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of The's last 9 games when playing Texas
The is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Texas
Next up:
Texas at Athletics Saturday, August 30