Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark. The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jeff Niemann in this game. Niemann has a 11-7 record and a 4.06 ERA this season. It'll be C.J. Wilson toeing the rubber for the Rangers in this contest. lefthander Wilson is 16-7 with a 2.94 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total is sitting at 8½. The Rays were an 8-7 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Yankees. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -230 on the moneyline, while the total score (15) was good news for OVER bettors. Texas won its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Angels on September 28. Bettors who backed the Rangers at -157 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Team records: Tampa Bay: 91-71 SU Texas: 96-66 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Texas are 6-4 After playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After a win are 6-4
Texas most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4 After playing LA Angels are 8-2 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Tampa Bay's last 17 games Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games at home Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Next up: Texas home to Tampa Bay, Saturday, October 1 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Betting Advice" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/betting-advice?hl=en.
