Texas Rangers (68-46) vs Oakland Athletics (32-82)
Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics 8/9/2023 – The Athletics have a 32-82 record so far this season, 17-41 at home and 59-50 in over/under. They are sitting on the last place of the AL West Division. Bren Booker leads the team in home runs this season with 18, while Eustery Ruiz leads the team in batting average with .254. The Athletics average 3.6 runs offensively while allowing 6.39 runs per game defensively. They have a .219 hitting percentage and average 1 home runs per game. For comprehensive insights, consider exploring MLB expert picks.
The Rangers have a 68-46 record so far this season, 28-26 on the road and 55-50 in over/under. They are sitting on the first place of the NL West Division. Adolis Garcia leads the team in home runs this season with 29, while Corey Seager leads the team in batting average with .353. The Rangers average 6 runs offensively while allowing 4 runs per game defensively. They have a .269 hitting percentage and average 1.4 home runs per game.
In their previous meeting on Tuesday, the Rangers won on the road with a 6-1 score.
Rangers vs. Athletics Game Info
| When: | Wednesday August 9, 2023 15:37 PM ET |
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| Where: | Oakland-Alameda Country Coliseum in Oakland |
| TV: | Bally Sports Network |
| Stream: | MLB.TV |
Jordan Montgomery (7-9, 3.40 ERA) vs Austin Pruitt (2-6, 3.35 ERA)
MLB Odds/Point Spread:Oakland Athletics +240 – Over/Under: 9
The Rangers have not yet announced a starting pitcher for this game.
The leftie Jordan Montgomery is the starting pitcher for the Athletics and has a 7-9 record, 3.40 ERA and 1.24 WHIP. He has a 5-4 home record to go with a 3.45 ERA.
Rangers Betting Trends
Rangers are 4-0 in their last 4 interleague games vs. a left-handed starter.
Texas Rangers are 6-1 in their last 7 interleague games vs. a team with a losing record.
Rangers are 5-1 in their last 6 interleague games.
Rangers are 1-5 in their last 6 interleague road games vs. a team with a losing record.
Under is 5-0-1 in Rangers last 6 interleague games.
Under is 3-0-1 in Rangers last 4 interleague games vs. a team with a losing record.
Rangers’ under is 6-1-1 in last 8 road games with the total set at 9.0-10.5.
Under is 5-1 in Rangers last 6 road games vs. a left-handed starter.
Under is 5-1-2 in Rangers last 8 road games.
Over is 9-2-3 in Rangers last 14 games with the total set at 7.0-8.5.
Over is 5-1-1 in Nationals last 7 home games with the total set at 11.0 or higher.
Under is 5-1 in Nationals last 6 games with the total set at 6.5 or lower.
Athletics Betting Trends
Under is 5-0-2 in Athletics last 7 games with the total set at 9.0-10.5.
Under is 3-0-1 in Athletics last 4 road games with the total set at 9.0-10.5.
Athletics are 0-6 in their last 6 games after losing the first 2 games of a series.
Athletics are 0-7 in their last 7 Wednesday games.
Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics 8/9/2023 Betting Picks
The A’s are starting a good pitcher and most of their meetings this season have not been high scoring ones, so I’m going with the under the total today. For a well-rounded perspective, consider exploring the best sports picks.
Free Pick and Prediction: UNDER 9 runs