Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers

Date: Thursday, August 18, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+150) Texas (-175)

Globe Life Field is the location where the Texas Rangers (52-64) will try to defeat the Oakland Athletics (42-75) on Thursday. The line on this matchup has Oakland at +150 and Texas is at -175. The total is 8. The starting pitchers are Zach Logue and Dane Dunning.

Oakland has a slugging % of .345 and have struck out 981 times, while taking a walk on 306 occasions. They have accounted for 368 runs batted in and 824 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate is .215. The Athletics have recorded 182 doubles as a squad and have knocked 100 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 393 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .279. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are knocking in 3.4 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 29th in MLB.

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The Athletics have an ERA of 4.26 on the campaign (24th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 870 hitters. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Athletics pitchers have yielded 137 home runs in addition to 526 total runs (23rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 365 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.35 as a team for the season.

Athletics pitchers have entered the game with players on base 131 times as well as having 127 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 82 holds on the season (1st in baseball). The Athletics bullpen have a save percentage of 61.4% and has come into the game in 128 save situations. They have recorded 27 saves this season and have blown 17 of 44 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 194 base runners for the year with 30.4% of them crossed home plate. The Athletics have sent 392 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Athletics have transformed 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,240 innings on the field, which ranks them 9th in pro baseball. The Oakland Athletics have notched a total of 3,080 putouts this year, as well as 1,046 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which ranks 20th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 94 double plays.

Logue (3-6 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 5.33 while he has gone up against 181 batters in the majors. He has given up 45 hits (9.9 hits per nine innings) and has 14 free passes. His earned run average is 5.49 (25 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.439. Logue has thrown 41 innings and is sitting with 29 punch outs during his MLB career.

Texas has knocked in 139 home runs so far this year as well as 486 RBIs. They have notched 164 two-baggers, while getting a free base 336 times as well as scoring 514 runs. The Texas Rangers are sitting with a team OBP of .304 and a batting average of .241 on the campaign. The Rangers have a team slugging % of .396 and they score 4.43 runs per game (15th in the league). They have struck out on 1,025 occasions (6th in MLB) and have tallied 951 base hits.

The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.315 with a FIP of 4.14 as a staff this year. They are sitting at 16th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 941. The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 519 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.07 (467 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.29 (953 strikeouts against 416 free passes). They have conceded 120 home runs and they yield 4.53 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB).

With 104 save situations, the Rangers have 58 holds and also 19 blown saves. Texas has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 46 save chances and they have tallied 27 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 126 times in high leverage situations in addition to 93 occasions with runners on base. Texas relievers hold an inherited score rate of 32.1% of 140 inherited base runners. They are ranked 24th in MLB with a save rate of 58.7%, and they have dispatched 388 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the year.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 96 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in baseball). The Rangers have accrued 1,086 assists, 70 errors and have earned 3,096 putouts so far this year. In their 9,288 innings played, the Rangers have a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (15th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Dunning has conceded 267 base hits while he has accumulated 253 strikeouts in 269 innings. Dunning (9-16 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.27 earned run average while giving up 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 128 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.372 and a FIP of 4.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.46 and he has gone up against 1,165 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland (+150)

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