Pick details
| MATCHUP | Oakland Athletics | Texas Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 13-12 | 13-12 |
| Where | Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas | |
| When | Friday, April 24, 2026 | |
| Time | 08:05 PM EDT | |
| TV | MLB.TV | |
Texas Rangers Preview
The Texas Rangers have a 13-12 record this season and are sitting in the first place of the AL West. They have a 5-4 home record and are coming off a 6-1 home win against the Pirates. Their previous three games were a 4-8 home loss and a 5-1 home win against the Pirates, and a 2-5 road loss against the Mariners.
The Rangers have a .241 batting average this season, .319 OBP and .396 Slugging percentage. Texas’ pitching staff has a 3.50 ERA and 1.25 WHIP. Brandon Nimmo is the team’s best hitter with a .304 batting average. Jake Burger leads the team in RBI with 19, and Corey Seager adds a team‑high 6 home runs.
Nathan Eovaldi (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Rangers, and he has a 2-3 record, 5.06 ERA and 1.54 WHIP.
Athletics Preview
The Athletics have a 13-12 record this season and are sitting in the second place of the AL West. They have a 8-7 away record and are coming off a 4-5 road loss against the Mariners. Their previous three games were a 5-2 and a 6-4 road win against the Mariners, and a 4-7 home loss against the White Sox.
The Athletics have a .240 batting average this season, .319 OBP and .386 Slugging percentage. Oakland’s pitching staff has a 4.69 ERA and 1.49 WHIP. Shea Langeliers is the team’s best hitter with a .306 batting average, also leading the team in RBI with 14 and adding a team‑high 8 home runs.
Luis Severino (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Athletics, and he has a 0-2 record, 6.20 ERA and 1.70 WHIP.
Athletics @ Texas Rangers Betting Trends: April 24, 2026
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Nathan Eovaldi Record this season: 2-3 ERA: 5.06
- Home Record: 1-0
- Last 5 against Athletics: 1-0
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Rangers have won seven of their last eight home games against AL West opponents.
- The Athletics have lost each of their last three games at Globe Life Field.
- The Rangers have covered the run line each of their last seven games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rangers have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven Friday night games.
- The Rangers have won the first inning in three of their last four games as favorites against the Athletics.
- The Rangers have led after 3 innings in each of their last four games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Luis Severino Record this season: 0-2 ERA: 6.20
- Road Record: 0-1
- Last 5 against Rangers: 2-1
Why the Athletics will win
- The Athletics have won each of their last six games as underdogs following a loss.
- The Rangers have lost three of their last four games as home favorites following a win.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last eight road games.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven Friday games as home favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have lost the first inning in four of their last five games.
- The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games as home favorites against American League opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rangers’ last 11 games as home favorites have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Seven of the Athletics’ last eight games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last nine night games against AL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last seven road games against AL West opponents.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Corey Seager has hit a home run in each of his last three home appearances against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- Nathan Eovaldi has recorded a win in five of his last six appearances against AL West opponents.
- Nathan Eovaldi has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last five appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 18 appearances with the Rangers as favorites against AL West opponents.
- Brandon Nimmo ranks T5th in the league in Hits (31) this season.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Shea Langeliers has hit at least one home run in each of his last three road appearances against the Rangers after not playing the previous day.
- Luis Severino has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances with the Athletics as underdogs against AL West opponents.
- Luis Severino has recorded six or more strikeouts in five of his last six appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven road appearances.
- Nick Kurtz ranks 3rd amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.427) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rangers rank 4th in the league for runs allowed this season (92).
- The Rangers are one of only four teams in the league to rank top 10 in both strikeouts and walks allowed this season.
- The Athletics rank 28th in the league for walks allowed this season (120).
- The Athletics rank T8th in the league for triples this season (3).
Athletics vs Rangers Prediction
The Rangers are 8-2 in their last 10 meetings against the A’s and have won their last three meetings in Texas.
In this Athletics vs Rangers Prediction, the Rangers are coming as -150 home favorites. Both teams have identical records so far and while both pitchers have been terrible with a combined 11.26 ERA, Severino has 9 earned runs in his last two starts and gave up 4 runs in his previous start against the Rangers this season. Eovaldi’s previous start against the A’s this season was a shutout as the Rangers won 8-1 and Texas has the third-best bullpen ERA in baseball and a better offense. Take the Rangers to win this one at home.
Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Texas Rangers ML
