The Oakland Athletics will look to bolster their win total and reward moneyline bettors when the Texas Rangers invade O.co Coliseum on Tuesday.

Derek Holland gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Rangers on this day; he's 4-4 on the season. The Athletics, meanwhile, will counter with Travis Blackley, who will be looking to improve on his 0-0 mark.



View Texas vs Oakland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 145 moneyline favorites in this one at most online sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark. The total opened at 7.5 for those preferring over under wagers.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Athletics, most recently No. 13 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Rangers, who rate an American League No. 1 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Oakland owns the No. 14 ranking for hits in the American League at 7.1 per game. By contrast, the Rangers are rated No. 1 in the same category at 10.2 per game.

Defensively, Texas features the American League's No. 4-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.9 runs per game. Oakland, meanwhile, comes in at No. 13 in the American League at home, scoring 3.3 runs per game.

Last time out for Texas, they were a 12-1 loser as they battled the Athletics on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Athletics at +117 were rewarded, while the 13 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Texas was routed on Monday at O.co Coliseum, having a 12-1 loss put on them by the Oakland Athletics in baseball betting action.




Texas Rangers Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Oakland are 7-3
After playing Oakland are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 1-9
Before playing Texas are 2-8
After playing Texas are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

A few Rangers at Athletics trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas' last 10 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Texas is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas' last 11 games
Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oakland's last 10 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Oakland's last 21 games when playing Texas


Next up:
Texas at Oakland, Wednesday, June 6