It is game two of a four-game AL West series as the Texas Rangers face the Oakland Athletics. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rangers-Athletics prediction, pick, and how to watch.

The Rangers come into the series sitting at 19-16, which is second in the AL West. They won two of their last three games with the Royals. The Athletics come into the series at 17-18 on the year. They go into the series winning six of their last seven games. In game one of the series, the Rangers will be sending out Andrew Heaney. He is 0-4 on the year with a 5.10 ERA. The Athletics will be sending Alex Wood to the mound. He is 1-2 on the year with a 6.32 ERA.

Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

MLB Odds: Rangers-Athletics Odds

Texas Rangers:

Moneyline: -144

Oakland Athletics:

Moneyline: +122

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Under:

How to Watch Rangers vs. Athletics

Time: 3:37 PM ET/ 12:37 PM PT

TV: ESPN+

Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)

Why The Rangers Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Rangers enter the game tenth in the majors in runs scored, seventh in batting average, tenth in on-base percentage, and tenth in slugging. Marcus Semien has been the leader of the offense so far. He is hitting .257 on the year with a .308 on-base percentage. He has hit eight doubles, a triple, and five home runs. This has led to 22 RBIS and 24 runs scored. Adolis Garcia leads the team in RBIs this year. He is hitting .276 on the year with a .321 on-base percentage. Garcia has seven doubles and eight home runs with 27 RBIs. He has also scored 19 times this year.

Scoring a ton of runs is Evan Carter. Carter is hitting just .227 but with a .317 on-base percentage. He has six doubles and two triples, plus five home runs. This has led to 14 RBIs and 21 runs scored. Joining him in having a solid year so far is Jonah Heim. Heim is hitting .276 through the first month of the year. He has three doubles and four home runs, leading to 20 RBIS and 12 runs scored. Further, Nathaniel Lowe has been solid in the last week. He is hitting .348 in the last six games with two doubles and four RIBs.

The Rangers are 11th in team ERA, eighth in WHIP, and second in opponent batting average. The Rangers have not announced a starting pitcher for this game yet. It is Nathan Eovaldi'a's spot in the rotation, but he is now on the 15-day IL.

Why The Athletics Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Athletics are 26th in the majors in runs scored, while sitting 27th in batting average, 27th in on-base percentage, and 17th in slugging percentage. JJ Bleday has been solid this year. He is hitting .246 on the year with a .323 on-base percentage. He has eight doubles a triple, and four home runs. This has led to 13 RBIS and nine runs scored. Bleday has been great in the last week, with three home runs and seven RBIs. The leader on the team in RBIs is Brent Rooker. Rooker is hitting .256 on the year with a .348 on-base percentage. He has four doubles and eight home runs, good for 20 RBIs. He has also scored 13 times this year. Rooker is also having a solid week, with three home runs and seven RBIs this year.

Shea Langeliers is second on the team in RBIs. He has 16 RBIS this year with the help of seven home runs, three doubles, and a triple. Still, he is hitting just .186 on the year with a .246 on-base percentage. Abraham Toro is also having a solid week. He is hitting .409 in the last week with four RBIS and seven runs scored.

The Athletics are 17th in team ERA while sitting 18th in wHIP and 20th in opponent batting average. Ross Stripling will be on the mound in this one. He is 1-5 on the year with a 4.24 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. He was great last time out, giving up just three hits over six innings and taking the win. Current members of the Rangers have 25 career at-bats against Stripling, with a .080 batting average in those.

Final Rangers-Athletics Prediction & Pick

The Athletics have been playing wonderfully as of late and continue to be impressive. While Ross Stripling does not have great numbers on the outside, his last few starts have been solid. Still, the Rangers offense is just too much in this one. They will get a few off of Stripling and even more off the bullpen. Take the Rangers in this one.

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Final Rangers-Athletics Prediction & Pick: Rangers ML (-144)