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 Saturday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark. Lefthander Dallas Braden will take the mound for the Athletics to start this game. Braden is 8-9 this season with a 3.49 ERA. Braden's opponent in this one will be Rich Harden. The Rangers righthander has a 5.00 ERA to go along with a 5-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Michael Young and David Murphy drove in two runs apiece as the Rangers defeated the A?s 7-3 on Friday. The Rangers won that game as -133 favorites, and the 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Tommy Hunter improved to 11-2 with the victory, giving up seven hits and three runs over 7 2-3 innings. Brett Anderson surrendered six hits and four runs over two innings in a losing effort. Current streak: Oakland has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 63-64 SU Texas: 73-55 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Texas are 6-4 After playing Texas are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 Texas most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing Oakland are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Oakland is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Texas Oakland is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road Oakland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland Texas is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Oakland Next up: Texas home to Oakland, Sunday, August 29 Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.