Rangers vs. Athletics line, odds, start time, picks, best bets for Tuesday's American League matchup from proven model

The Texas Rangers (20-16) and the Oakland Athletics (17-19) meet in the second of a four-game series on Tuesday. The Rangers earned a 4-2 win on Monday night. Right-hander Ross Stripling (1-5, 4.24 ERA) will start for Oakland, while Jose Urena (0-2, 4.35 ERA) gets the ball for Texas.

First pitch is scheduled for 3:37 p.m. ET from Oakland Coliseum. The Rangers are the -120 money line favorite (risk $120 to win $100) in the latest Rangers vs. Athletics odds, while Oakland is a +123 underdog. The over/under for total runs scored is 8.5. Before you make any Rangers vs. Athletics picks or MLB predictions, you need to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It enters Week 7 of the 2024 MLB season on a profitable 115-91 run on top-rated MLB picks dating back to last season, and it has excelled on top-rated run-line picks during that span, going 20-8 (+708). Anybody following has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows Texas first baseman Nathaniel Lowe has been on a tear. He has hits in three consecutive games and in eight of the last 10. He was 4-for-6 with a double and two RBI in Saturday's 15-4 win at Kansas City. He was 2-for-4 in a 4-3 win over Cincinnati on April 28. In 49 career games against Oakland, he is hitting .307 with 11 doubles, two triples, eight homers and 28 RBI.

The model also knows Oakland third baseman Abraham Toro has been on fire the past 10 games, with hits in nine of those. He has two or more hits in five of the last six games, including three on Monday night. In Saturday's 20-4 win over Miami, he was 2-for-5 with two RBI. In 44 career games against the Rangers, he is hitting .240 with five doubles, two homers and five RBI.

The model has simulated Rangers vs. Athletics 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the run total, predicting a combined 9.1 runs, and it also says one side of the money line has ALL the value!

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