Texas Rangers vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 4/24/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-160) Sacramento (+132)

The Texas Rangers (14-9) are traveling to Sutter Health Park on Thursday where they will take on the Sacramento Athletics (10-13). The line on this matchup has Texas at -160 while Sacramento is sitting at +132. The total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Jacob deGrom and J.T. Ginn.

Texas has a slugging % of .377 and have been called out on strikes 177 times, while drawing a walk on 52 occasions. They have amassed 73 RBI's and 162 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is at .223. The Rangers have accumulated 30 doubles as a team and have hit 26 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 75 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .279. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are putting up 3.3 runs per outing, which ranks them 27th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.32 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.08. Rangers pitchers have allowed 20 home runs in addition to 86 runs in total (5th in the league). Texas has allowed 160 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 74 earned runs. The Rangers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.31 over the course of the season (4th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 189 batters. They have walked 57 batters and their FIP sits at 3.45 as a team so far this year.

The Rangers have dispatched 72 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 33 base runners on the season with 21.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 9 saves for the season and have blown 3 of 12 save opportunities. The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 75.0% and have entered the game in 33 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 21 holds over the course of the season (4th in MLB). Rangers relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 19 times as well as having 21 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have turned 72.9% of balls in play into outs in their 1,809 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 6th in the majors. The Texas Rangers have earned 603 putouts so far this season, as well as 203 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which ranks 9th in baseball, and they have turned 15 double plays.

deGrom has taken the mound for 1,388 frames and has accumulated 1,686 punch outs during his career. deGrom (84-58 career record) has earned a FIP of 2.50 and he has gone up against 5,463 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 2.53 (391 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 0.996. He has surrendered 1,067 hits (6.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 315 walks.

The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .432 and they have an average of 4.35 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have tallied 33 doubles, while getting a free base 69 times and scoring 100 runs. Sacramento has recorded 34 home runs so far this season to go along with 96 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 163 instances (29th in the league) and have tallied 197 base knocks. The Sacramento Athletics have tallied an OBP of .310 in addition to a team batting average of .250 this year.

The Sacramento pitching staff have conceded 121 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.63 (105 earned runs conceded). They have given up 27 HR's and they surrender 5.34 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.485 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.47 as a pitching staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (187 strikeouts vs 95 walks). They are currently ranked 25th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 208.

With 22 save situations, the Athletics have 12 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Sacramento has called on relievers to enter the contest in 10 save chances and they have recorded 7 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 16 times in high leverage situations in addition to 25 occasions with runners on. Sacramento bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.0% out of 40 inherited base runners. They rank 11th in MLB holding a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have sent 75 relievers onto the field this year.

In 1,836 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (27th in MLB). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 13 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .974 (29th in the majors). The Athletics have racked up 171 assists, 21 errors and have accounted for 612 putouts for the season.

Ginn (2-2 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.09 ERA while giving up 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.23 and he has gone up against 185 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 20 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.318 and a FIP of 4.0. During his career, Ginn has allowed 45 hits while he has accumulated 42 strikeouts in 44 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+132)

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