Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction MLB Picks 8/31/24

Texas Rangers (63-71) vs Oakland Athletics (58-76)

Game Info: Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 7:05 pm (Globe Life Field)

Cody Bradford (4-2) (3.31) vs Joey Estes (6-6) (4.37)

Betting Odds: Texas Rangers -139 / Oakland Athletics +118 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

The Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers meet Saturday in MLB game 2 action at Globe Life Field. Here’s a Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction. This article will include a Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Pick.

Oakland Athletics Betting Preview

The Oakland Athletics are 59-76 on the year after playing the Brewers and Reds. The Oakland Athletics have scored 27 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 straight games. The Oakland Athletics have won 4 of their last 6 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Brent Rooker leads the Oakland Athletics with 125 hits and 90 RBI, while JJ Bleday and Shea Langeliers have combined for 209 hits and 118 RBI.

Texas Rangers Betting Preview

The Texas Rangers are 63-72 on the year after playing the Guardians and White Sox. The Texas Rangers have scored 8 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 9 games. The Texas Rangers have split their last 6 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Marcus Semien leads the Texas Rangers with 129 hits and 64 RBI, while Corey Seager and Josh Smith have combined for 241 hits and 125 RBI.

Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Pitching Pick Matchup

Joey Estes gets the ball for the Oakland Athletics, and he is 6-6 with a 4.37 ERA and 76 strikeouts this season. Estes has allowed 20 hits and 10 runs in his last 29.2 innings. Estes has a 7.17 ERA and .291 allowed batting average in 42.2 road innings. This will be Estes’ first career game against the Texas Rangers.

Cody Bradford gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 4-2 with a 3.31 ERA and 44 strikeouts this season. Bradford has allowed 23 hits and 10 earned runs in his last 27.2 innings. Bradford has a 2.75 ERA and .188 allowed batting average in 36 home innings. Bradford is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 8 strikeouts in his career against the Oakland Athletics.

Why the Oakland Athletics will win

  • The Athletics have won each of their last 10 Saturday night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
  • The Rangers have lost 10 of their last 15 games as home favorites against AL West opponents.
  • The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 games as favorites after playing the previous day.
  • The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Rangers' last eight games at Globe Life Field.
  • The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three night games against American League opponents.

Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts

  • Nathaniel Lowe has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four home appearances against the Athletics.
  • Corey Seager has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances with the Rangers as home favorites against AL West opponents.
  • Nathaniel Lowe has recorded at least one Single in each of his last eight appearances with the Rangers as favorites against the Athletics.
  • Marcus Semien has scored at least one run in six of the Rangers' last seven games at Globe Life Field against AL opponents that held a losing record.
  • Nathaniel Lowe has recorded at least one total base in each of his last eight appearances against the Athletics.
  • Carson Kelly has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances in night games.

Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts

  • Brent Rooker has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Athletics' last five games against AL West opponents.
  • Brent Rooker has recorded three or more total bases in each of the Athletics' last seven games as road underdogs against AL West opponents.
  • Brent Rooker has recorded at least one hit in each of the Athletics' last 10 night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
  • JJ Bleday has scored at least one run in each of his last six appearances after playing the previous day.
  • JJ Bleday has hit a home run in four of his last five appearances against AL opponents.
  • JJ Bleday has recorded at least one Single in seven of the Athletics' last eight games as road underdogs.
  • Brent Rooker ranks 6th amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.575) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

  • The Texas Rangers rank T24th in the league for triples this season (14).
  • The Texas Rangers rank 24th in the league for slugging percentage this season (.377).
  • The Oakland Athletics rank 5th in the league for home runs this season (174).
  • The Oakland Athletics rank 5th in the league for home runs allowed this season (138).

Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction

The Texas Rangers should be favored at home with the better pitcher in Cody Bradford on the mound. However, neither the A's nor Rangers have anything to play for at this stage, so I kind of want a decent price if backing either side. Joey Estes has been a mess on the road through 42.2 innings, but the Oakland Athletics have been crushing the ball this week offensively. If that continues, the Athletics are going to give this plus money price a run for its money. I'll take a shot with the road dog in game 2.

Randy’s Pick Oakland Athletics +118

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