MLB Betting Odds – Athletics vs. Rangers

Oakland’s Trevor Cahill and Texas’ C.J. Wilson will take the mound for their team tonight at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington at 8:05 PM ET.

MLB Betting Odds:

Oakland Athletics +1.5

Texas Rangers -1.5

O/U 8.5

Cahill remains unbeaten and will try to be the second pitcher with six wins in the young MLB season. He has more career wins over the Rangers than any other opponent, going 7-2 with a 2.27 ERA in 10 starts. Wilson on the other hand has only one loss against four wins. That defeat came against the Oakland Athletics two weeks ago.

The Athletics won that game 3-1 as each pitcher threw seven innings; Cahill allowed only seven hits and Wilson allowed three runs and nine hits.

Both teams have an 18-17 record but are two games behind the Angels who face the struggling White Sox tonight.

Keep in mind Oakland doesn’t win two games in a row since they beat Texas on May 1st and 2nd.  Since them there have recorded three wins and three losses.

The Rangers have lost six of the last eight games, not to mention a 12-5 beating against the New York Yankees on Sunday.  They are awful and can’t be trusted.

Consider these MLB betting trends:

Oakland is:

• 8-2 ATS against left-handed starters
• 5-2 ATS as a road underdog of +100 to +125
• Cahill is 14-3 TSR off team win

Texas is:

• 3-5 ATS when the total is 8 to 8.5
• 6-7 ATS against division opponents
• 11-9 ATS in night games
• Wilson is 11-1 TSR at home with a money line of -100 to -150

Simmons’ MLB betting pick: Take Oakland to cover.