Rangers-Athletics Pointspread Pointers

The fans at McAfee Coliseum will be treated to a game between the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics when they take their seats on Saturday. The Rangers will give the ball to starter Matt Harrison in this one. Lefthander Harrison is 1-1 this season with a 9.20 ERA. The Athletics will counter Harrison with ace Justin Duchscherer. Righthander Duchscherer has a 1.87 ERA to go along with a 10-6 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rangers rallied for eight runs in the ninth inning to come back and defeat the A's 14-6 as +105 underdogs on Friday. The 20 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Chris Davis went 3-for-6 at the plate with two RBIs for the Rangers. Vicente Padilla allowed five runs off seven hits over six innings for the win. Jack Hannahan had two hits and two RBIs for the A's, who were favored at -115. Jerry Blevins gave up the winning run in relief and suffered the loss. Current streak: Oakland has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Texas: 53-50 SU Oakland: 52-50 SU Texas most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Oakland are 8-2 After playing Oakland are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 Oakland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Texas are 2-8 After playing Texas are 5-5 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland Texas is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Oakland Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home Oakland is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Texas Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas Oakland is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games Next up: Oakland home to Texas, Sunday, July 27