Rangers at Athletics 7/25/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics
MLB: 10:07 PM EST
Jul. 25, 2019
TV: FSSW
Latest Odds : OAK -177 O/U 9.5
On Thursday, the Texas Rangers play the first of four games on the road against the Oakland Athletics. Texas beat the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday 7-2 snapping an eight-game losing skid. Rougned Odor belted a pair of home runs, while Nomar Mazara sent a shot into the third deck helping Texas defeat the Mariners.
The Athletics ended a two-game losing skid with a 4-3 win against American League West rival the Houston Astros. Matt Olson hit a three-run homer in the fifth and Ramon Laureano’s ground-rule double drove in the winning run during the 11th inning. Oakland is now just 6 ½ games behind the first place Astros in the AL West.
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Elvis Andrus is leading Texas with a .291 batting average and in hits with 107. Joey Gallo leads Texas with 22 home runs, while Rougned Odor leads in RBIs with 55. Texas is averaging .251 at the plate, while opponents are averaging .271. On Thursday, the Rangers will send right-hander Ariel Jurado to the mound. Jurado is 5-6 with an ERA of 4.92, 55 Ks and 23 BBs.
Ramon Laureano leads Oakland with a .283 batting average. Matt Chapman leads in home runs with 22 and in RBIs with 59. Marcus Semien leads in hits with 112. The A’s are averaging .250 at the plate while opposing hitters are averaging .241. On Thursday, the A’s will send southpaw Brett Anderson to the mound. Anderson is 9-5 with an ERA of 3.82, 57 Ks and 35 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends:
Texas is 1-8 in its last 9
The UNDER has cashed in 5 of the Rangers last 6 on the road
Oakland is 39-19 in its last 58
The OVER has cashed in 4 of the A’s last 5 versus AL West opponents
Free Betting Pick: OVER 9.5
Take the OVER in this matchup. The OVER has cashed in 9 of the last 12 between the two and in 5 of the last 6 played between the two at Oakland Coliseum. The OVER has cashed in 4 of the A’s last 5 versus opponents from the AL West and in 10 of the A’s last 14 at home versus an opponent with a losing record on the road. Final Score Prediction, Oakland Athletics win, but our best play is OVER 7-6