Thursday’s contest between the Oakland Athletics (68-90) and the Texas Rangers (75-83) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum has a good chance to be a tight matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 6-5, with the Athletics coming out on top. Game time is at 3:37 p.m. ET on Sept. 26.

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Athletics vs. Rangers Matchup Info

• When: Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 3:37 p.m. ET
• Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
• How to Watch on TV: NBCS-CA
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Athletics vs. Rangers Predictions

• Score Prediction: Athletics 6, Rangers 5
• Total Prediction: Over 7 runs

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Athletics vs. Rangers Betting Lines

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Athletics Betting Insights

• Oakland has been victorious in 12, or 60%, of the 20 contests it has been chosen as the favorite in this season.
• The Athletics have a win-loss record of 9-7 when favored by -125 or better by oddsmakers this year.
• Oakland’s games have gone over the total in 76 of 158 opportunities.
• The Athletics played as the moneyline favorite in five of their past 15 games, and they finished 1-4 in those matchups.
• In its past 15 outings (all 15 of them had set totals), Oakland and its opponents combined to hit the over nine times.

Rangers Betting Insights

• Texas has gone 23-43 in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 34.8% of those games).
• When they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +105 or longer, the Rangers have a 13-27 record (winning just 32.5% of their games).
• Texas has played in 156 games with an over/under set, and it has combined with opponents to go over the total 72 times (72-77-7).
• The Rangers have played as underdogs in eight of their past 15 games and went 3-5 in those contests.
• Texas and its opponents have combined to hit the over 10 times in its past 15 games with a total.

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Athletics vs. Rangers Probable Pitchers

Athletics’ Starting Pitcher: J.T. Ginn

• The 25-year-old has an ERA of 4.40, a 3.86 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.326 in seven games this season.
• J.T. Ginn’s team is 0-2 this season when he starts and they’re favored on the moneyline.
• Ginn’s team has a 1-4 record in his starts this season.
• Games Ginn has started this season hit the over three times in five chances.

Rangers’ Starting Pitcher: Kumar Rocker

• In two games this season, he has a 2.57 ERA and 15.4 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are batting .200 against him.
• The Rangers were the underdog on the moneyline for one Kumar Rocker start this season — they won.
• His team split the two games he’s appeared in this season.
• Rocker’s two starts with a total this season finished 1-1-0 against the total.

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Athletics’ 2024 Performance

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