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Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros
The Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros will meet on the field at Minute Maid Park on Friday in a battle of division rivals.
Left hander Mike Minor will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Minor is 8-4 this season with a 2.73 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Justin Verlander who starts for the Astros. Right hander Verlander is 11-4 with a 3.05 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Astros as -220-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 9.
In their last action, Houston was a 6-2 winner on the road against the Angels. Bettors on Houston at -150 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Texas, they were a 19-4 loser as they battled the Diamondbacks on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Diamondbacks at -128 were rewarded, while the 23 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Texas:
Team record: 50-46 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games
Texas is 18-6 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
Houston:
Team record: 61-37 SU
Houston is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Houston is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games
Next up:
Texas at Houston Saturday, July 20