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Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Tuesday when the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics meet at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
The Rangers will trot Nathan Eovaldi out to the mound in this one. Right hander Eovaldi has a 11-8 record and a 3.96 ERA this season.
The Athletics will counter Eovaldi with Mitch Spence. Right hander Spence has a 4.30 ERA to go along with a 8-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Athletics as -106-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
The Athletics were a 7-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Yankees. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -182 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Texas, they were a 6-5 winner as they battled the Mariners on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at 115 were rewarded, while the 11 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Texas:
Team record: 74-82 SU
Texas is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas's last 11 games
Texas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Oakland:
Team record: 67-89 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Oakland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Oakland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games
Next up:
Texas at Oakland Wednesday, September 25