The Texas Rangers will look to grab a road win when they take on the Athletics in Oakland at O.co Coliseum on Wednesday in baseball odds action.

For the Athletics, AJ Griffin gets the ball, charged with keeping the Rangers hitters off the base paths. He'll face Ryan Dempster, 12-8 on the year.



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Power Rankings:
The Athletics sit at No. 10 in the American League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Rangers sit at an American League No. 4 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Oakland has the American League's No. 9-rated offensive output, at 8.1 hits per game. The Rangers average 9.4 hits per game, good for No. 1 on the American League list.

Oakland owns the American League's No. 2 defense, allowing 3.8 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Texas' American League No. 8-rated defense.

The Rangers were a 3-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Athletics. That made winners of bettors who got Oakland at +146 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Rangers endured a 3-1 loss at the hands of the Athletics on Tuesday, with Matt Harrison throwing 6 innings of 6-hit ball at O.co Coliseum.




Texas Rangers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
After playing Texas are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

A few Rangers at Athletics trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas' last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas' last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas' last 11 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas' last 7 games
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing at home against Texas