Rangers vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 9

Updated Aug. 9, 2023 3:00 p.m. ET

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Nick Allen and the Oakland Athletics will try to beat Marcus Semien and the Texas Rangers when the teams meet on Wednesday at 3:37 PM ET. The Rangers have been listed as -261 moneyline favorites for this matchup against the Athletics (+215). Texas is a 1.5-run favorite (at -153 odds). The total for the matchup has been set at 8.5 runs.

The starting pitchers are Jordan Montgomery (7-9) for the Texas Rangers, and Austin Pruitt (2-6) for the Oakland Athletics.

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Rangers vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

When: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 3:37 PM ET
Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
How to Watch on TV: NBCS-CA

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Rangers	-261	+215	8.5	-111	-109	-1.5	-153	+130

Rangers vs. Athletics Prediction

Score Prediction: Rangers 6, Athletics 3
Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Rangers 64%, Athletics 36%

Rangers vs. Athletics Betting Insights

The Rangers have won 49, or 63.6%, of the 77 games they've played as favorites this season.
Texas has been at least -261 moneyline favorites four times this season and won each of those games.
The implied probability of a win from the Rangers, based on the moneyline, is 72.3%.
The Athletics have been underdogs in 113 games this season and have come away with the win 32 times (28.3%) in those contests.
This year, Oakland has won three of 25 games when listed as at least +215 or worse on the moneyline.
The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 31.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Rangers Recent Betting Performance

The Rangers won all of the eight games they played while the moneyline favorite over their last 10 matchups.
Over their last 10 matchups (all had set totals), the Rangers combined with their opponents to hit the over on the run total two times.
The Rangers have put together a 7-3-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Rangers Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	8-2
Runs Per Game	5.3
HR	18
ERA	2.56
K/9	10.1

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Rangers Player Insights

Semien is hitting .280 with 29 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 52 walks.
Among all hitters in baseball, Semien's home run total ranks him 41st, and his RBI tally puts him 14th.
Adolis Garcia has hit 29 home runs with 89 RBI. Both lead his team.
Garcia is seventh in homers and second in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
Nate Lowe is batting .282 with 32 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 65 walks.
Corey Seager is batting .353 with 31 doubles, 19 home runs and 31 walks.
Seager is riding a four-game hitting streak into this one. In his last five games he is batting .364 with two doubles, three home runs, a walk and five RBI.

Rangers Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Nate Lowe	0.5 (-238)	1.5 (+125)	0.5 (+650)	0.5 (+170)
Adolis García	0.5 (-233)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+360)	0.5 (+130)
Marcus Semien	1.5 (+195)	1.5 (+100)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+175)
Ezequiel Duran	0.5 (-227)	1.5 (+130)	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+170)
Leody Taveras	0.5 (-222)	1.5 (+145)	0.5 (+850)	0.5 (+215)

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Athletics Recent Betting Performance

The Athletics have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Athletics and their opponents have combined to hit the over six times.
Over their last 10 games, the Athletics are 4-6-0 against the spread.

Athletics Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	4-6
Runs Per Game	3.9
HR	14
ERA	5.34
K/9	9.1

Athletics Player Insights

Esteury Ruiz leads the Athletics with a team-leading batting average of .255.
Ruiz ranks 363rd in home runs and 186th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
Tony Kemp is hitting .212 with 11 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 32 walks.
Kemp ranks 312th overall in home runs and 280th in RBI this season.
Brent Rooker has been a significant run producer for the Athletics with 18 home runs and 48 runs batted in.
JJ Bleday is batting .203 with 11 doubles, nine home runs and 37 walks.

Athletics Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Esteury Ruiz	0.5 (-250)	1.5 (+140)	0.5 (+1000)	0.5 (+285)
Jordan Diaz	0.5 (-233)	1.5 (+145)	0.5 (+700)	0.5 (+200)
Jonah Bride	0.5 (-164)	0.5 (-164)	0.5 (+1100)	0.5 (+290)
Nick Allen	0.5 (-159)	0.5 (-159)	-	0.5 (+330)
Brent Rooker	0.5 (-154)	0.5 (-154)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+195)

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