{"id":359126,"date":"2025-07-23T13:14:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=359126"},"modified":"2025-07-23T13:24:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:24:59","slug":"athletics-vs-rangers-predictions-july-23-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/athletics-vs-rangers-predictions-july-23-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics vs. Rangers SGP predictions July 23: Back JP Sears and Shea Langeliers in +340 ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday&#8217;s final MLB game takes place in Texas as the Rangers look to sweep the Athletics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Two lefties battle with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/jp_sears\/pitching-stats\">JP Sears<\/a> (5.13 ERA)  pitching for the road team opposite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/patrick_corbin\/pitching-stats\">Patrick Corbin<\/a> (3.91 ERA). Neither pitcher is elite, or even average, but the good news for Sears is that Texas simply can&#8217;t hit lefties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out my Athletics vs. Rangers <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">predictions<\/a>, featuring Sears and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/shea_langeliers\/batting-stats\">Shea Langeliers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Athletics vs. Rangers predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Parlay: Athletics F5 +1.5 | Langeliers over 1.5 bases | <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Sears over 3.5 strikeouts<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (+320)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Athletics F5 +1.5<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> <\/strong>(-235)<\/a>:<\/strong> On a surface level, it might seem like Corbin is the superior pitcher in this matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After all, his ERA is 1.22 runs below Sears&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But there isn&#8217;t much separating these two arms. Check out their advanced metrics, courtesy of Baseball Savant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Corbin:<\/strong> 4.44 xERA (29th percentile), .276 xBA (16th percentile), 19.3% K rate (30th percentile)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sears:<\/strong> 4.03 xERA (44th percentile), .247 xBA (51st percentile), 19.4% K rate (31st percentile)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You could argue Sears has been better, albeit far unluckier, and I certainly think he has a better chance of performing tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Texas has the second-lowest batting average (.216), third-lowest wRC+ (75), and seventh-highest K rate (25.0%) against LHPs this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Athletics, meanwhile, have the eighth-highest batting average (.254) and 13th-best wRC+ (97) against southpaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The road team should be able to comfortably cover this line through five innings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:116199\">Embed: #116199<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-10146156-2d6b-49a8-b097-37743fd550b5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/baseball\/mlb?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_mlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full MLB betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/mlb-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MLB injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/top-players\/hitting\/OPS-on-base_plus_slugging?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MLB stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLB SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\"><strong><strong><strong>Langeliers<\/strong> over 1.5 total bases <\/strong><\/strong>(+133)<\/a>:<\/strong> Langeliers has been firing on all cylinders coming out of the all-star break, and I want in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>8-for-19 (.421 BA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three doubles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two home runs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The catcher has been dominant against southpaws all season, sporting a .373\/.373\/.529 slash line. Notice how Langeliers has taken <em>zero <\/em>walks in 51 plate appearances against LHP \u2014 I&#8217;m confident he&#8217;ll go down swinging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Corbin has done well to limit hard contact this year, but it&#8217;s fair to wonder how long that will last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He ranked in the bottom 30th percentile for hard-hit rate in each of the past six seasons.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\"><strong><strong>Sears over 3.5 strikeouts<\/strong><\/strong> (-205)<\/a><\/strong>:<\/strong> Sears&#8217; 19.4% K rate is nothing special, and his 20.8% K rate against the Rangers over 144 plate appearances isn&#8217;t much better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this teased-down number should be well in play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sears has gone over this line in five straight starts, with five-plus strikeouts in four of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He&#8217;s faced the Rangers twice this year, logging seven and five Ks while allowing three combined earned runs in 10.2 IP. The Athletics won both of those games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Athletics vs. Rangers predictions made at 10:15 a.m. ET on 07\/23\/2025<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"thestar wp-block-paragraph\">Looking to get started? <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNzQxMyZsPTEzNTI3NDExJnA9MjMyNDM%3D\">Sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday&#8217;s final MLB game takes place in Texas as the Rangers look to sweep the Athletics. The pregame narrative: Two lefties battle with JP Sears (5.13 ERA) pitching for the road team opposite Patrick Corbin (3.91 ERA). 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