Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers (8-30-24) MLB Game Predictions, Picks and Best Bets

[Music] 966 JP Sears and the Oakland A's at plus 127 John Gray and the Rangers atus 142 total of eight and a half flat across the board here at minus 110 all right Kenny here's the deal here I uh backed the a I know they had a a heartbreaking loss last night but basically for me I'm not taking John Gray as a favor I think John gry is one of the worst starters in baseball he he occasionally looks okay but this guy's very beatable the Oakland bats are live I know they're Bullpen and their pitching's been a little bit dicey but JP Sears he's been relatively solid outside of a bad start here or there JP Sears fairly solid for the A's I think I'm getting a good price at plus 225 and I'm getting an 842 weighted Ops for John Gray against this lineup in the two-year sample size here it's actually at 38 points higher getting an 804 from uh uh JP Sears here for Texas I'm I'm gonna take the ace here at plus 225 and fade John Gray what do you think about this one Kenny I agree if I if I was betting this game I would be betting the A's and I think the the one good thing is that if they have a lead going into the ninth inning again like they had yesterday I would like to believe that Mason Miller gets the ball tonight instead of you know whatever schmuck that they threw out to pretty much intentionally lose that game last night uh Lawrence Butler uh I wanted to check this before the show does any other player in baseball this year have two three Home Run games cuz he h three because he's done it twice now I don't know if anybody else has done it twice you know yon's done it once but Lawrence Butler as I mean this dude is just unbelievable been one of the best hitters in baseball since the All-Star break and I just again I think I I I shouted him out when he first started this hot streak but like it just shows what like a just a total weirdo Corby is Lawrence Butler was batting like 190 the first month of the season and on a random show like just unprompted that cor's like you know who I like the Lawrence Butler guy's got a good swing I think he's going to be pretty good and this is after he had done nothing for the first month of the season so K just has an eye for talent I got to give him credit there but even outside of Butler man like JJ JJ blet Seth Brown even gof to an extent like they have been on fire the last couple of weeks and I feel like that's what happens with the Z's offense like they have these these hot spurts and then they they drastically cool off for a couple of games if you're going to bet them bet them all the bats are hot the bats are hot right now I agree with you for me this is A's or nothing what do you think BD does the model agree with me here fading John Gray or do you are you gonna tell me how good John Gray is I'm gonna give Cory some crap right now because love that gave him we just gave him props for Lawrence Butler but what about Shay Lang langers remember we were betting against that guy like he's really he's kind of pan yeah because I was looking at these home runs used to pick on him every day last year Shay Lang every single day pck langers he had hit three home runs on April 9th so but I don't see I don't see anybody hitting uh three home runs uh twice I no there's Lawrence other than him Lawrence Butler uh it's amazing there there's been probably like 12 other guys that have done it uh and some like Ben rice did it for the Yankees toglia did it for uh Colorado and yino Suarez Kyle that's one of your favorites go euo that's what I named I I named my manhood euo so that's what it is there you go there you go there you go what game were we talking about I forgot the forgot the A's Rangers what does the bottle say this is a tough game this is actually a really tough game for me Cy because the model likes the a so they're with you uh the model's with you on the A's I've got it priced like minus 130 for the A's but the concerning thing and the reason I didn't put it out on the card uh JPC or Stuff Plus is like in the eighth percentile and he's amongst uh some some real elite company I think he's just right ahead of my boy Vante bzo and I think I looked at that thought well if he's close to beo I'm not gonna I'm not going to play that and so I wish I didn't get as greedy as I did yesterday uh because uh I I just should have just played him right Kyle should have just played the over team total maybe maybe till the guy till they till they I maybe they'll pitch that guy the whole the whole season Kyle we'll get we'll get a gift every time he goes out but uh for me I'm not going to make a play on it if I had to i' I'd play Oakland cow yeah I went ahead and took the A's as well I'm going to lock in that double results at plus 225 for me it's just a fade of John Ryan I just don't think he's consistent enough to be favored or good enough to be favored over anyone right now at minus 150 Al I wouldn't bet John Ryan either because there is no there is no guy John Gray what I've been rewatching vep have you guys ever watched vep on HBO with Julia we dyus and they have this character who's Jonah Ryan he's really F it's Su he's like completely ridiculous and it's just I don't know what the hell's going on I went the other way I'm currently rewatching house and car that's like my my political fix love House of Cards vep is this ridiculous com but you watch it and you're like holy this is really what happens it's unbelievable that this is how we are ran but uh nonetheless uh but I would say I do agree with Trevor van and boss Jones on this point that the a bullpen has absolutely been taxed the last couple of days so that would be the concern here but I still am going to go with John Gray or with the A's fading John Gray and take that double result for purposes of the show at plus 225 [Music] [Music]