Texas Rangers (61-63) vs. Athletics (42-57) August 16, 2026 4:05 pm EDT The Line: Athletics +120 / Texas Rangers -129; Over/Under: 9.5 (Get latest betting odds)
The Texas Rangers and the Athletics meet Sunday in MLB action from Sutter Health Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Texas Rangers vs. Athletics prediction.
The Texas Rangers will send out Cody Bradford for the start here and Bradford is 0-1 with a 2.38 ERA and 6 strikeouts this season. Jacob Lopez will start for the Athletics and is 5-4 with a 5.38 ERA and 75 strikeouts this season.
The Texas Rangers come into this game looking to add on to their 5-3 win over the Athletics last time out to sit at 61-63 this season. After this series, the Rangers will head home for a series agains the Washington Nationals.
Brandon Nimmo has 121 hits with 27 doubles, 4 triples, 13 home runs and 47 RBIs while Jake Burger has 99 hits with 17 doubles, 19 home runs and 68 RBIs. Corey Seager has 46 hits with 8 doubles, 12 home runs and 29 RBIs. Evan Carter also has 56 hits with 9 doubles, 8 home runs and 31 RBIs while Josh Jung has 104 hits with 23 doubles, 9 home runs and 35 RBIs as well on the year.
The Athletics come into this game looking to shake off their loss to Texas last time out, slipping to 48-75 on the year as a result. After this series, the Athletics will head on the road for a series against the Kansas City Royals.
Shea Langeliers has 99 hits with 19 doubles, 23 home runs and 51 RBIs while Tyler Soderstrom’s added 96 hits with 27 doubles, 3 triples, 19 home runs and 56 RBIs. Jacob Wilson also has 85 hits with 16 doubles, 7 home runs and 37 RBIs and Nick Kurtz has 90 hits with 15 doubles, 21 home runs and 69 RBIs this season.
I’m on the under in this one. Neither side has been all that sharp against left-handed pitching as of late and I don’t really expect that to change here in all honesty. I think this is going to be a low-scoring battle between these two teams and I like the under to cash.