A’s Go For Sweep of Rangers to Take the American League West Title on Last Day of Season

      Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics – The Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics will meet on the field at O.co Coliseum on Wednesday in a battle of division rivals. The Rangers will give the ball to starter Ryan Dempster in this one. Righthander Dempster is 12-8 this season with a 3.18 ERA. Dempster’s opponent in this one will be AJ Griffin. The Athletics righthander has a 2.71 ERA to go along with a 7-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 101-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game’s total is sitting at 7½. The Rangers were a 3-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Athletics. That made winners of bettors who got Oakland at +146 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors. Current streak: Texas has lost 2 straight games. Oakland has won 5 straight games. Team records: Texas: 93-68 SU Oakland: 93-68 SU Texas most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 After playing Oakland are 2-8 After a loss are 6-4 Oakland most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 After playing Texas are 8-2 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas’s last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas’s last 11 games when playing Oakland The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas’s last 7 games Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland’s last 6 games when playing at home against Texas A-Rated Online Sportsbook has all Your MLB Betting needs and offers a 30% Bonus up to $1k for all Handicappers Hideaway members