Rangers vs. Athletics Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 4/24/2022

The Texas Rangers (5-9) will look to complete a series sweep as they take a 2-0 lead into their final matchup against the Oakland Athletics (8-8) at 4:07 PM ET Sunday from Oakland Coliseum. The Rangers are favored (-120) by oddsmakers. Texas’ Garrett Richards gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s Cole Irvin.

Rangers vs. Athletics Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Rangers vs. Athletics

Our computer pick: Oakland Athletics (+101) and Over (8)

Rangers vs. Athletics Game Info

• Texas Rangers probable starting pitcher: Garrett Richards
• Oakland Athletics probable starting pitcher: Cole Irvin
• Game Day: Sunday, April 24, 2022
• Game Time: 4:07 PM ET
• Location: Oakland, California
• Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Pitching Matchup

Rangers Starter Garrett Richards

• Richards makes his first start of the season for the Rangers.
• The 33-year-old right-hander has four appearances out of the bullpen this season.
• In his four appearances this season, opposing hitters have compiled a batting average of only .154 against him. He has a 4.50 ERA and averages 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
• The Athletics rank seventh in run scoring in the league (67) this season and are batting .210 while hitting 14 home runs (ninth in the league).

Athletics Starter Cole Irvin

• The Athletics’ Irvin (1-1) will make his fourth start of the season.
• The left-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw five innings against the Baltimore Orioles, giving up one earned run while allowing six hits.
• The 28-year-old has pitched in three games this season with an ERA of 4.32, a 3.333 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.260.
• In three starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in one of them.
• Irvin has three starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Rangers are batting .235 this season, 12th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .356 (16th in the league) with 13 home runs.
• The 28-year-old ranks 47th in ERA (4.32), 41st in WHIP (1.260), and 52nd in K/9 (5.4) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.

Rangers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rangers have been favorites in three games this season and won one (33.3%) of those contests.
• Texas has a record of 1-2 when favored by -120 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The Rangers have a 54.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving Texas have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in eight of 14 chances this season.
• The Rangers are 6-8-0 ATS in their 14 games with a spread this season.

Athletics Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have been victorious in five, or 45.5%, of the 11 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Oakland has a win-loss record of 5-6 when favored by +101 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
• The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 49.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• Contests with Oakland have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in seven of 16 chances this season.
• The Athletics are 9-7-0 against the spread in their 16 games that had a posted line this season.

Rangers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Nate Lowe paces the Rangers in runs batted in (nine) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .382.
• Among all batters in baseball, Lowe’s home run total ranks him 103rd, and his RBI tally ranks him 28th.
• Lowe has collected a hit in five straight games. In his last five games he is batting .400 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
• Jonah Heim has hit two home runs with nine RBI. Both lead his team.
• Adolis Garcia has launched a team-high two homers.
• Garcia is on a three-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with two doubles, a walk and two RBI.
• Corey Seager has a double, a home run and four walks while hitting .259.
• Seager has recorded at least one hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .200 with a walk and an RBI.

Athletics Leaders & Batting Stats

• Sean Murphy has hit a team-high three home runs.
• In all of MLB, Murphy ranks 16th in homers and 11th in RBI.
• Tony Kemp has a double and eight walks while hitting .264.
• Kemp ranks 218th in homers and 242nd in RBI among all major league batters this year.
• Elvis Andrus is hitting .208 with four doubles, a home run and eight walks.
• Seth Brown has put up a team-best 12 runs batted in.

Betting Tips for Rangers vs. Athletics

Our best bet is the Athletics on the moneyline at +101 after analyzing all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will over the total of 8 runs.