The Oakland Athletics are 10-11 at home this season and the Texas Rangers are 10-8 on the road this season. This is a close match-up with both teams having a 45 to 55 percent chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Rangers starter Michael Lorenzen is forecasted to have a better game than Athletics starter JP Sears. Michael Lorenzen has a 60% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while JP Sears has a 54% chance of a QS. If Michael Lorenzen has a quality start the Rangers has a 67% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 2.9 and he has a 20% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Rangers win 57%. In JP Sears quality starts the Athletics win 64%. He has a 34% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 64% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Oakland Athletics is Brent Rooker who averaged 1.87 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 29% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Athletics have a 63% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Texas Rangers is Nathaniel Lowe who averaged 2 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 30% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Rangers have a 68% chance of winning.
CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Oakland Athletics
| Texas Rangers | RECORD | Oakland Athletics | RECORD | UNITS EDGE |
|---|
| Record on the Road | 10-8, 56% 196 | Record at Home | 10-11, 48% -122 | Texas Rangers |
| VS Oakland Athletics | 2-3, 40% -178 | VS Texas Rangers | 3-2, 60% 264 | Oakland Athletics |
| vs Team Under .500 | 7-8, 47% -216 | vs Team .500 or Better | 12-16, 43% 229 | Oakland Athletics |
| Record as Road Favorite | 4-3, 57% 17 | Record as Home Underdog | 6-10, 38% -329 | Texas Rangers |
| When Michael Lorenzen Starts | 2-2, 50% 16 | When JP Sears Starts | 3-4, 43% 52 | Oakland Athletics |
PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Oakland Athletics
| Texas Rangers | RECORD | Oakland Athletics | RECORD | UNITS EDGE |
|---|
| Record on the Road | 8-7, 53% 83 | Record at Home | 9-5, 64% 381 | Oakland Athletics |
| VS Oakland Athletics | 2-3, 40% -178 | VS Texas Rangers | 3-2, 60% 264 | Oakland Athletics |
| vs Team .500 or Better | 8-9, 47% -304 | vs Team Under .500 | 6-3, 67% 312 | Oakland Athletics |
| Record as Road Favorite | 4-3, 57% 17 | Record as Home Underdog | 5-4, 56% 174 | Oakland Athletics |
| When Michael Lorenzen Starts | 2-2, 50% 16 | When JP Sears Starts | 3-2, 60% 252 | Oakland Athletics |
OVER-UNDER TRENDS
| Texas Rangers | RECORD | Oakland Athletics | RECORD | O-U EDGE |
|---|
| OVER-UNDER ON ROAD | 10-8, 56% Over | OVER-UNDER AT HOME | 10-11, 48% Over | OVER |
| ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS | 9-6, 60% Over | ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS | 5-9, 36% Over | UNDER |
| ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON | 42-47, 47% Over | ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON | 41-38, 52% Over | UNDER |
| OVER-UNDER IN Michael Lorenzen STARTS | 2-2, 50% Over | OVER-UNDER IN JP Sears STARTS | 2-5, 29% Over | N/A |
ACCUSCORE ADVISOR: AccuScore simulates every game thousands of times one play at a time. We are the industry standard in sports forecasting and the only company to be paid for sports picks and predictions by the biggest sports companies in the world. Our newest product, the AccuScore Advisor, provides Side Value, Money Line and Over-Under picks for every MLB game and rates them as One, Two, Three or Four Star picks. Three and Four Star picks have delivered over +10,000 units of profit the past 2 seasons. Visit AccuScore.com to find out what AccuScore\'s Advisor recommends for this game. The following trends are AccuScore\'s RIGHT-WRONG records and units (+/-) when making picks involving these teams.
SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Texas Rangers Road Games: 11-7, 61% +290 Oakland Athletics Home Games: 7-14, 33% -813 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Texas Rangers Road Games: 9-6, 60% +84 Oakland Athletics Home Games: 5-9, 36% -482
MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Texas Rangers Road Games: 10-8, 56% +30 Oakland Athletics Home Games: 8-13, 38% -711 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Texas Rangers Road Games: 7-8, 47% -243 Oakland Athletics Home Games: 5-9, 36% -540
OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Texas Rangers Road Games: 7-10, 41% -400 Oakland Athletics Home Games: 10-10, 50% -100 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Texas Rangers Road Games: 6-9, 40% -390 Oakland Athletics Home Games: 9-5, 64% + 350
Click here to see AccuScore's pick for this game
