Athletics vs Rangers Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark. Lefthander Brett Anderson will take the mound for the Athletics to start this game. Anderson is 3-4 this season with a 2.86 ERA. Anderson's opponent in this one will be Tommy Hunter. The Rangers righthander has a 3.68 ERA to go along with a 10-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The A's were defeated 3-2 by the Indians last time out, as -130 favorites. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Vin Mazzaro suffered the loss for the A?s, giving up seven hits and three runs over 6 1-3 innings. The Rangers failed to complete a sweep of the Twins on Thursday, falling 6-4 as -150 favorites. That game's 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Cliff Lee suffered the loss for the Rangers, giving up seven hits and five runs over his five innings. Team records: Oakland: 63-63 SU Texas: 72-55 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Texas are 7-3 After playing Cleveland are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 Texas most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Minnesota are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing Texas Oakland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games when playing Oakland Next up: Texas home to Oakland, Saturday, August 28 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.