Rangers-Athletics Lines Preview

The Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics will meet on the field at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.
Tommy Hunter will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Righthander Hunter is 3-2 this season with a 2.63 ERA.
Starting this game for the Athletics will be Trevor Cahill. The righthander has a 5.01 ERA to go along with a 6-10 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The A’s won their third straight with a 7-5 victory over the Rangers on Wednesday, as +110 underdogs. That game’s 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9).
Scott Hairston led the A’s with a two-run homer and three RBIs. Craig Breslow tossed the win in relief, and Andrew Bailey collected his 15th save.
David Murphy launched two home runs and drove in three runs for the Rangers, who were -130 favorites. Vicente Padilla gave up six runs over 5 2-3 innings in taking the loss.
Current streak:
Texas has lost 3 straight games.
Oakland has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Texas: 59-47 SU
Oakland: 47-60 SU
Texas most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing LA Angels are 7-3
After playing Oakland are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Kansas City are 4-6
After playing Texas are 6-4
After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Texas is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Texas
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
Texas at LA Angels, Friday, August 7
Oakland at Kansas City, Friday, August 7

 

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