Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction MLB Picks 8/30/24

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Oakland

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Texas

-Recent betting trends in games played between Oakland and Texas

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Athletics and Rangers. 

Athletics Fell Short

The Athletics on Thursday were competitive but they gave up three runs in the bottom of the 9th to the Cincinnati Reds and that led to the defeat. Lawrence Butler had such a strong game hitting three home runs and driving in four RBIs. Grant Holman didn’t record an out and gave up three hits and three RBIs. The Athletics are averaging 4.03 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.6 runs per game.

The offense is ranked 25th in the league while the pitching is ranked 22nd. Brent Rooker has hit 31 home runs and driven in 88 RBis so far this season. The A's will play against the Mariners following this series.

Why the A's Will Beat the Rangers

• The Athletics have won each of their last seven games as road underdogs following a loss.
• The Rangers have lost each of their last four games as home favorites against AL West opponents following a win.
• The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games after playing the previous day.
• The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last eight games as underdogs following a road loss.
• The Athletics have led after 5 innings in seven of their last 10 games as underdogs against AL West opponents.

Rangers Pitching Dominated

The Rangers offense wasn’t elite on Thursday but the pitching gave up only one run and that was enough for the victory. Nathan Eovaldi went seven innings giving up one hit and zero runs. He also struck out ten White Sox batters. The Rangers are averaging 4.17 runs while their defense is giving up 4.49 runs per game.

The offense is ranked 23rd in the league while the defense is ranked 18th. Corey Seager has hit 29 home runs and driven in 73 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Rangers will be Jon Gray who sits with a 5-5 record and an ERA of 4.32. In his last start against the Cleveland Guardians, he went two innings giving up seven hits and seven runs. The Rangers will meet the Yankees after this series.

Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction

The Athletics offense has been inconsistent this season and it’s going to be much of the same here. Gray struggled in his last start but this is going to be a game where he’s going to dominate. The Rangers offense hasn’t been great also and I don’t exactly trust them to run up the score here. Neither team is going to reach four runs and this game is going to stay under the total.