Rangers vs Athletics MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Rangers will give the ball to starter Cliff Lee in this one. Lefthander Lee is 12-8 this season with a 3.19 ERA. It'll be Dallas Braden toeing the rubber for the Athletics in this contest. Lefthander Braden is 9-13 with a 3.65 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 133-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jeff Francoeur scored on a passed ball in the 12th inning on Wednesday, as the Rangers edged out the Angels 2-1. The Rangers won that game as +105 underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks. Michael Young drove in the other run for the Rangers. Matt Harrison pitched the win in relief, and Neftali Feliz clinched his 37th save. The A's were defeated 4-3 by the White Sox last time out, as -180 favorites at home. That game's seven runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks. Brad Ziegler was tagged with the A?s loss, giving up two runs in relief. Team records: Texas: 84-67 SU Oakland: 76-75 SU Texas most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Oakland are 6-4 After playing LA Angels are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 Oakland most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Texas are 5-5 After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Texas is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Texas is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against 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: Oakland home to Texas, Friday, September 24 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.