Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics Betting Lines and Pick

The Oakland Athletics get a visit from the Texas Rangers in MLB baseball betting action on Thursday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

It's a pitching duel between Daniel Mengden for the Oakland Athletics (0-1 on the year) and Martin Perez for Texas Rangers (0-0 so far).

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Betting fans looking to pick the Oakland Athletics in this matchup found them as -146 favorites on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 9.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.

Odds Shark computer score prediction models pick a possible 4.2-2.0 win for the Athletics on Thursday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

3-4 Oakland battles the Rangers, currently with a 2-5 mark. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Oakland vs Texas injuries news.

This game puts the Oakland Athletics, most recently No. 11 in Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Texas Rangers, who rate a No. 28 in the latest survey.

Statistical Matchup

On offense, it's a battle between the Oakland Athletics and its No. 22-rated batting order, averaging 3.43 runs per nine innings, against the No. 28 line up of the Texas Rangers at 2.57 runs per outing.

Texas brings the No. 15-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Athletics's No. 12-ranked defense.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

Texas looks to rebound from a loss to the Athletics, who beat them 6-2 on Wednesday behind a start from Sean Manaea at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

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