Rangers vs. Athletics Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/27/2022

Seeking their 21st win of the year, the Texas Rangers (20-23) are favorites (-137) on the moneyline when they take on the Oakland Athletics (19-28) Friday at 9:40 PM ET. Jon Gray will get the ball for Texas while Oakland counter with Cole Irvin.

Rangers vs. Athletics Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Rangers vs. Athletics

Our computer pick: Oakland Athletics (+116) and Over (7)

Rangers vs. Athletics Game Info

• Texas Rangers probable starting pitcher: Jon Gray
• Oakland Athletics probable starting pitcher: Cole Irvin
• Game Day: Friday, May 27, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: Oakland, California
• Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Pitching Matchup

Rangers Starter Jon Gray

• Gray (1-2) takes the mound for the Rangers in his seventh start of the season. He’s put together a 5.14 ERA in 28 innings pitched, with 27 strikeouts.
• The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Houston Astros, when he tossed six innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing six hits.
• The 30-year-old has put together a 5.14 ERA and 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings in six games this season, while giving up a batting average of .252 to his opponents.
• Gray has registered one quality start this year.
• Gray is looking for his third straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 4.2 innings per appearance on the hill.
• He will match up with an Athletics offense that ranks 27th in MLB with 320 total hits (on a .211 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .326 (29th in MLB) with 30 total home runs (28th in MLB).

Athletics Starter Cole Irvin

• The Athletics will hand the ball to Irvin (2-2) for his seventh start of the season.
• The left-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed eight hits in six innings pitched against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
• The 28-year-old has pitched in six games this season with an ERA of 3.21, a 2.444 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.248.
• If he completes six or more innings with three or fewer earned runs allowed, he’ll earn his third quality start in a row.
• Irvin has six starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Rangers have scored 175 runs this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB. They are batting .222 for the campaign with 46 home runs, 12th in the league.
• The Rangers have gone 1-for-17 in one game against the left-hander this season.

Rangers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rangers have been favorites in 10 games this season and won four (40%) of those contests.
• Texas is 3-1 this season when entering a game favored by -137 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 57.8% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
• Texas and its opponents have hit the over in 17 of their 43 games with a total this season.
• The Rangers are 26-17-0 ATS in their 43 games with a spread this season.

Athletics Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have won in 14, or 37.8%, of the 37 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This season, Oakland has come away with a win 10 times in 28 chances when named as an underdog of at least +116 or worse on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 46.3% chance of pulling out a win.
• Oakland’s games have gone over the total in 18 of their 47 opportunities.
• The Athletics are 23-24-0 against the spread in their 47 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Rangers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Corey Seager leads the Rangers with eight home runs on the year. He’s also hitting .232 with 20 RBI.
• Seager’s home runs rank him 31st in MLB, and he ranks 80th in RBI.
• Adolis Garcia has collected 27 runs batted in to lead his team.
• Garcia ranks 48th in home runs and 19th in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
• Jonah Heim is batting .269 with five doubles, five home runs and 12 walks.
• Kole Calhoun has a club-high .262 batting average.
• Calhoun takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is batting .368 with a double, a home run, a walk and two RBI.

Athletics Leaders & Batting Stats

• Seth Brown leads the Athletics with five long balls and runs batted in, driving in 22.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Brown’s home run total is 70th and his RBI tally is 53rd.
• Brown has collected a hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .308 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
• Sean Murphy is batting .204 with 12 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 13 walks.
• Murphy is currently 99th in homers and 80th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Elvis Andrus is batting .230 with eight doubles, three home runs and 14 walks.
• Tony Kemp is batting .233 with four doubles, a home run and 16 walks.

Betting Tips for Rangers vs. Athletics

We have the Athletics on the moneyline at +116 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after digging through all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 7 runs.