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Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays
The Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Tropicana Field.
Right hander Jesse Chavez will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Chavez is 3-2 this season with a 2.79 ERA.
It'll be Blake Snell toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Left hander Snell is 4-7 with a 5.13 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -210-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 8.
The Rays were a 5-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Rangers. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -190 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Texas lost its last outing, a 5-2 result against the Rays on June 29. Bettors who backed the Rays at -190 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Texas:
Team record: 46-37 SU
Texas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Texas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 47-36 SU
Tampa Bay is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games
Tampa Bay is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
Tampa Bay is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Texas home to Los Angeles Monday, July 1
Tampa Bay home to Baltimore Monday, July 1