Jack Jones

15* on Oakland A's +167
The A's are worth a small play against the struggling Red Sox right now. Boston has lost 2 of their last 3 and 4 of 7. Over the last week they are scoring just 4.4 runs per game, more than half a run less than they have all season. Meanwhile, Oakland has been on a tear offensively, hitting .312 as a team and averaging 6.4 runs over the last 7 days. Oakland Starter, Brett Anderson is winless in his last 3 starts, but has a 1.93 ERA and 0.91 WHIP in 18 2/3 innings pitch over that span. The Red Sox throw Brad Penny, who has been consistent, but who has a 4.71 ERA and 1.48 WHIP in 19 starts this season, where the Red Sox are just 10-9 in his 19 starts. The Sox have been very beatable lately, making the A's a quality bet tonight.

15* on Texas Rangers +105
The Tigers have the pitcher with the better stuff on the mound tonight, but Rangers' starter, Scott Feldman, may be the best pitcher you never hear of this season. Feldman is 9-3 in 17 starts for Texas with a 3.04 ERA and 1.07 WHIP. He's been dominating in his last 3 starts, earning a 2.18 ERA and 0.97 WHIP and going 2-1 over that stretch. The Rangers continue to be on of best home teams in the American League with a 34-19 record, while the Tigers have struggled at 21-31 on the road. Neither team is hitting especially well, but the Tigers have been the worse of the two lineups, averaging just 2.9 runs per game while batting .231 as a team over the last 7 games. I expect the Rangers complete a 3-game sweep of the Tigers Wednesday.

20* No-Brainer on Tigers/Rangers UNDER 8.5
This total doesn't make much sense with these two pitchers on the mound. You have Justin Verlander for the Tigers, who has a 3.12 ERA on the season, not to mention a 0.78 ERA over his last three starts. Then you have Scott Feldman for Texas, who has a 3.04 ERA this season and a 2.18 ERA over his last 3 starts. We also have a Detroit team hitting .231 and scoring 2.9 runs per game as a team over their last 7 games, while the Rangers are hitting only slightly better at 4.4 runs per game on a team batting average of .247 over the last week. We got caught with the under in this series last night as it went over by a half of a run. Tonight it shouldn't even be close. The under is a no-brainer here.