MLB Picks: Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics Baseball Betting Odds

The Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

The Rangers will trot ace Kevin Millwood out to the mound in this one. Righthander Millwood has a 10-10 record and a 3.94 ERA this season.

The Athletics will counter Millwood with Edgar Gonzalez. Righthander Gonzalez has a 3.79 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.

Sportsbetting currently have the Rangers listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total is sitting at 9.

Nelson Cruz had two RBI in the Rangers' 10-5 loss to the Angels on Sunday afternoon.

The Angels were winners as -147 road favorites in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the day's posted total (9).

The Athletics defeated Cleveland 11-5 as a -135 favorite on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5).

Adam Kennedy was 3-5 with a home run and three RBI for Oakland, while Ryan Sweeney drove in a pair of runs in the win.

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Texas's last 22 games when playing Oakland
Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Oakland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas