Rangers vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

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23 April 2023

Rangers vs. Athletics odds, tips and betting trends

On Sunday, the Oakland Athletics (4-17) are visiting the Texas Rangers (13-7), at 2:35 PM ET, in the final game of a three-game series.

The Rangers are a heavy home favorite (-354) at the Athletics (+282). The starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom (1-0) for the Texas Rangers, and Kyle Muller (0-1) for the Oakland Athletics.

These clubs meet again following the Rangers’ 18-3 victory over the Athletics yesterday. Andrew Heaney (6.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 4 K) picked up the win for the Rangers. Adolis Garcia went 5-for-5 with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBI to lead the team on offense. Shintaro Fujinami (2.1 IP, 8 R, 7 H, 2 K) took the loss on the mound for the Athletics.

Ahead of the Rangers vs. Athletics matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Sunday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:21 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Rangers (-354, bet $354 to win $100)
Underdog: Athletics (+282, bet $100 to win $282)
Over/under: 7

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Rangers Stats and Trends

Rangers Betting Records

This season, the Rangers have been favored 12 times and won eight, or 66.7%, of those games.
Texas has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -354.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 78% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
Texas and its opponents have hit the over in 14 of its 20 games with a total this season.
The Rangers are 12-8-0 against the spread this season.

Jacob deGrom (Rangers Probable Starter)

deGrom (1-0) gets the starting nod for the Rangers in his fifth start of the season. He’s put together a 3.48 ERA in 20 2/3 innings pitched, with 32 strikeouts.
In his most recent time out on Monday, the right-hander went four scoreless innings against the Kansas City Royals without surrendering a hit.
The 34-year-old has an ERA of 3.48, with 13.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in four games this season. Opposing hitters have a .195 batting average against him.
He will face off against an Athletics offense that ranks 27th in MLB with 156 total hits (on a .225 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .352 (26th in MLB) with 19 total home runs (22nd in MLB).
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 34-year-old’s 3.48 ERA ranks 37th, .871 WHIP ranks seventh, and 13.9 K/9 ranks second.

Rangers Batting Stats

The Rangers rank ninth in Major League Baseball with 26 home runs.
Hitters for Texas rank sixth in the majors with a combined .436 team slugging percentage.
The Rangers’ .260 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking sixth in MLB.
Texas has scored 134 runs this season, which ranks second in MLB.
The Rangers have an on-base percentage of .339 this season, which ranks sixth in the league.
Texas ranks sixth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.4 whiffs per contest.

Athletics Stats and Trends

Athletics Betting Records

The Athletics have been underdogs in 21 games this season and have come away with the win four times (19%) in those contests.
This will be the worst odds to win that sportsbooks have given Oakland this season with a +282 moneyline set for this game.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 26.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Contests with Oakland has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 14 of 21 chances this season.
The Athletics are 8-13-0 against the spread in their 21 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Kyle Muller (Athletics Probable Starter)

Muller (0-1 with a 7.23 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Athletics, his fifth of the season.
In his last time out on Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs, the lefty threw four innings, giving up six earned runs while surrendering 13 hits.
Over four games this season, the 25-year-old has a 7.23 ERA and 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .346 to opposing hitters.
Muller has pitched five or more innings in a game two times this year entering this outing.
The opposing Rangers offense has the sixth-ranked slugging percentage (.436) and ranks ninth in home runs hit (26) in all of MLB. They have a collective .260 batting average, and are 14th in the league with 177 total hits and second in MLB action scoring 134 runs.

Athletics Batting Stats

The Athletics rank 22nd in MLB action with 19 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
This season, Oakland has the fifth-lowest slugging percentage in baseball (.352).
The Athletics have the fourth-worst batting average in the majors (.225).
Oakland is the fourth-lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.5 runs per game (73 total).
The Athletics’ .307 on-base percentage ranks 23rd in the majors.

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