MLB Odds: Rangers vs Athletics

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics will meet on the field at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Wednesday in a battle of division rivals. Colby Lewis will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Righthander Lewis is 3-0 this season with a 2.76 ERA. Lewis's opponent in this one will be Trevor Cahill. The Athletics righthander has a 10.80 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ryan Sweeney was 3-for-5 with a two-run dinger and five runs batted in to lift the Athletics past the Rangers 7-6 on Tuesday night. Oakland won as +100 home underdogs, while the teams played OVER the 8-run total set by oddsmakers. Kevin Kouzmanoff went 3-for-4 with an RBI for the Athletics, as Brad Ziegler picked up the win in relief of Vin Mazzaro for Oakland. Vladimir Guerrero was 2-for-4 with a grand slam and five RBIs for Texas, while losing pitcher Scott Feldman was roughed up for seven runs over seven innings for the Rangers. Team records: Texas: 14-13 SU Oakland: 14-14 SU Texas most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Kansas City are 6-4 After playing Oakland are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 Oakland most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After playing Texas are 8-2 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas's last 8 games when playing on the road against Oakland Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing Oakland Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 8 games when playing at home against Texas The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Texas The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 9 games Oakland is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Texas Next up: Texas home to Kansas City, Thursday, May 6 Oakland home to Tampa Bay, Friday, May 7 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close.