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

Gio Gonzalez gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Athletics on this day; he's 4-2 on the season. The Rangers, meanwhile, will counter with Matt Harrison, who will be looking to improve on his 3-4 mark.



View Oakland vs Texas Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Rangers in this one will find them as -115 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 8.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Rangers, most recently No. 2 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Athletics, who rate an American League No. 6 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Texas' No. 4 ranked American League offense (4.8 runs per game) against a Athletics defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 1 in the American League at 3.4 runs allowed per game. The Rangers have been averaging 8.6 hits per game, more than the Athletics have managed so far this season (7.9 hits on average).

Comparing defensive stats, Oakland owns the American League's No. 1-rated road mark, allowing 3.2 runs per game on the highway. Texas, on the other hand, rates No. 2 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Oakland, they were a 7-2 loser as they battled the Rangers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at -107 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. The Athletics endured a 7-2 loss at the hands of the Rangers on Tuesday, with Brett Anderson throwing 4 2/3 innings of 6-hit ball at Rangers Ballpark.




Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 8-2
Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After playing Texas are 2-8
After a loss are 7-3

Texas Rangers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing LA Angels are 4-6
After playing Oakland are 6-4
After a win are 2-8

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


Next up:
Oakland home to Chi White Sox, Friday, May 13
Texas home to LA Angels, Friday, May 13