Athletics vs. Rangers Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/26/2022

A pair of surging power hitters meet Thursday when Elvis Andrus — with his two-game homer streak in tow — and the Oakland Athletics (19-27) take on Mitch Garver (home runs in three straight) and the Texas Rangers (19-23). The Athletics are favorites (-125) for the contest, which starts at 9:40 PM ET, live from Oakland Coliseum. Oakland’s Frankie Montas gets the start, and he’ll go against Texas’ Martin Perez.

Athletics vs. Rangers Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Athletics vs. Rangers

Our computer pick: Texas Rangers (+105) and Over (7)

Athletics vs. Rangers Game Info

• Oakland Athletics probable starting pitcher: Frankie Montas
• Texas Rangers probable starting pitcher: Martín Pérez
• Game Day: Thursday, May 26, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: Oakland, California
• Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Pitching Matchup

Athletics Starter Frankie Montas

• Montas gets the start for the Athletics, his 10th of the season. He is 2-4 with a 3.55 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 50 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out on Sunday, the righty tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings against the Los Angeles Angels while surrendering one hit.
• The 29-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.55, with 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opponents are batting .195 against him.
• Montás heads into the matchup with five quality starts under his belt this season.
• Montás has eight starts this season in which he pitched five or more innings.
• He will face a Rangers offense that ranks 22nd in the league with 171 runs while batting .223 as a unit. It has a collective .359 slugging percentage (22nd in MLB action) and has hit a total of 45 home runs (12th in MLB).
• Montás has a 2.45 ERA and a 0.545 WHIP against the Rangers this season in 7 1/3 innings pitched, allowing a .125 batting average over one appearance.
• The 29-year-old ranks 35th in ERA (3.55), 10th in WHIP (.967), and 17th in K/9 (9.8) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.

Rangers Starter Martín Pérez

• The Rangers will send Perez (3-2) to the mound for his ninth start this season.
• The left-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed nine innings without allowing a run on seven hits in a matchup with the Houston Astros.
• The 31-year-old has an ERA of 1.64, a 3.167 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of .993 in eight games this season.
• He’s looking to extend his six-game quality start streak.
• Pérez has six starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Athletics are batting .212 this season, 30th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .328 (29th in the league) with 30 home runs.
• The Athletics have gone 2-for-20 with a double in one game against the left-hander this season.
• Among qualified Major League pitchers this season, the 31-year-old’s 1.64 ERA ranks third, .993 WHIP ranks 13th, and 6.9 K/9 ranks 46th.

Athletics Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Athletics have won four out of the eight games in which they’ve been favored.
• Oakland has entered seven games this season favored by -125 or more and is 4-3 in those contests.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 55.6% chance to win.
• So far this season, Oakland and its opponents have hit the over in 18 of their 46 games with a total.
• The Athletics are 23-23-0 against the spread in their 46 chances this season.

Rangers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rangers have won in 15, or 46.9%, of the 32 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This season, Texas has come away with a win 14 times in 26 chances when named as an underdog of at least +105 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 48.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• Texas and their opponents have gone over in 17 of their 42 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Rangers are 25-17-0 against the spread in their 42 games that had a posted line this season.

Athletics Leaders & Batting Stats

• Seth Brown paces the Athletics in home runs (five) and runs batted in (22).
• Brown’s home runs put him 68th in the majors, and he is 48th in RBI.
• Brown carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .308 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
• Sean Murphy has 11 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 13 walks while batting .203.
• Murphy ranks 96th in home runs and 72nd in RBI in the bigs.
• Murphy has six games in a row with at least one hit. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .184 with a double, four walks and three RBI.
• Andrus is batting .227 with seven doubles, three home runs and 13 walks.
• Andrus is on a three-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is batting .333 with two home runs, a walk and three RBI.
• Tony Kemp has four doubles, a home run and 15 walks while hitting .233.
• Kemp has recorded at least one hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .368 with two walks and three RBI.

Rangers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Corey Seager paces the Rangers with eight long balls.
• Seager ranks 28th in homers and 72nd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Adolis Garcia has totaled 26 runs batted in to lead his team.
• Among all MLB batters, Garcia is 48th in homers and 21st in RBI.
• Jonah Heim is hitting .270 with five doubles, five home runs and 12 walks.
• Kole Calhoun leads the Rangers with a .254 batting average.

Betting Tips for Athletics vs. Rangers

After digging through all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup, our best bet is the Rangers on the moneyline at +105. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 7 runs.