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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers
A winning streak will be on the line for the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday when they battle the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington.
The Rays will trot Andrew Kittredge out to the mound in this one. Right hander Kittredge has a 1-0 record and a 4.17 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Rangers will be Ariel Jurado. The right hander has a 5.40 ERA to go along with a 7-10 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -132-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 9.5.
The Rangers were a 5-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Rays. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -135 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay was a 5-3 winner in its last match on the road against the Rangers. They won as -135 favorites, while the total score of 8 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 87-59 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Texas:
Team record: 72-74 SU
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Texas's last 16 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Texas Thursday, September 12