{"id":5728,"date":"2009-09-24T07:27:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-24T12:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/09\/mlb-handicapping-rangers-athletics\/"},"modified":"2009-09-24T07:27:00","modified_gmt":"2009-09-24T12:27:00","slug":"mlb-handicapping-rangers-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/09\/mlb-handicapping-rangers-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Handicapping: Rangers-Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Thursday when the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics meet at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Rangers will give the ball to starter Scott Feldman in this one. Righthander Feldman is 17-5 this season with a 3.28 ERA. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Starting this game for the Athletics will be Brett Anderson. The lefthander has a 4.21 ERA to go along with a 10-10 record this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Athletics listed as 113-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Hank Blalock drove in four runs to help the Rangers get past the A’s 9-8 on Wednesday, as -125 favorites. The 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over\/under (8.5). <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Marlon Byrd had two hits with two RBIs and three runs scored for the Rangers. Tommy Hunter gave up nine hits and seven runs over 5 2-3 innings in the win. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Cliff Pennington drove in a pair of runs for the A’s, who were +105 underdogs. Clayton Mortensen gave up seven runs over 4 2-3 innings in taking the loss. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Texas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>: 83-68 SU
Oakland: 72-80 SU<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Texas most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 3-7
After a win are 5-5<\/p>\n

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing LA Angels are 4-6
After playing Texas are 7-3
After a loss are 8-2<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland’s last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
Oakland is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Texas<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> home to Tampa<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> Bay, Friday, September 25
Oakland<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at LA Angels, Friday, September 25<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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