July 01, 2012 12:09 PM UTC

Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers 7/1/2012

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The Texas Rangers are 27-14 at home this season and are solid favorites to beat the Oakland Athletics who are 18-23 on the road this season. The Rangers have a better than 55% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Both starters have a relatively low chance of having a quality start. Yu Darvish has a 44% chance of a QS and Travis Blackley a 49% chance. If Yu Darvish has a quality start the Rangers has a 76% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 1.4 and he has a 3% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Rangers win 60%. If Travis Blackley has a quality start the Athletics has a 66% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 5.3 and he has a 28% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Athletics win 55%. 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 Texas Rangers is Josh Hamilton who averaged 2.5 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 43% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Rangers have a 73% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Oakland Athletics is Yoenis Cespedes who averaged 2.52 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 45% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Athletics have a 54% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Texas Rangers

Oakland AthleticsRECORDTexas RangersRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road18-23, 44% 131Record at Home27-14, 66% 156Texas Rangers
VS Texas Rangers4-5, 44% 52VS Oakland Athletics5-4, 56% -116Oakland Athletics
vs Team .500 or Better23-27, 46% 361vs Team .500 or Better22-14, 61% 233Oakland Athletics
Record As Road Underdog16-21, 43% 152Record As Home Favorite27-14, 66% 156Texas Rangers
When Travis Blackley Starts2-4, 33% -177When Yu Darvish Starts11-4, 73% 258Texas Rangers

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Texas Rangers

Oakland AthleticsRECORDTexas RangersRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road6-9, 40% -305Record at Home12-3, 80% 359Texas Rangers
VS Texas Rangers3-4, 43% -3VS Oakland Athletics4-3, 57% -63Oakland Athletics
vs Team .500 or Better5-11, 31% -454vs Team .500 or Better11-8, 58% -60Texas Rangers
Record As Road Underdog4-9, 31% -484Record As Home Favorite12-3, 80% 359Texas Rangers
When Travis Blackley Starts2-3, 40% -77When Yu Darvish Starts3-2, 60% -48Texas Rangers

OVER-UNDER TRENDS: This game is trending Under

Oakland AthleticsRECORDTexas RangersRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD14-24, 37% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME19-21, 48% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS6-9, 40% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS8-7, 53% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON35-39, 47% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON55-31, 64% OverUNDER
OVER-UNDER IN Travis Blackley STARTS2-3, 40% OverOVER-UNDER IN Yu Darvish STARTS7-8, 47% OverN/A

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SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Oakland Athletics Road Games: 18-23, 44% -253 Texas Rangers Home Games: 15-26, 37% -1543 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Oakland Athletics Road Games: 7-8, 47% -360 Texas Rangers Home Games: 6-9, 40% -587

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Oakland Athletics Road Games: 21-20, 51% -394 Texas Rangers Home Games: 27-14, 66% +156 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Oakland Athletics Road Games: 10-5, 67% +251 Texas Rangers Home Games: 12-3, 80% +359

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Oakland Athletics Road Games: 14-20, 41% -800 Texas Rangers Home Games: 17-17, 50% -170 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Oakland Athletics Road Games: 6-7, 46% -170 Texas Rangers Home Games: 6-7, 46% -170

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