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Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals
The Texas Rangers will be trying to extend a winning streak on Thursday when they take on the Kansas City Royals at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium.
Kyle Gibson will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Right hander Gibson is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
The Royals will counter Gibson with Brad Keller. Right hander Keller has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Royals as -145-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 9.5.
The Royals were a 3-1 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Tigers. That made winners of bettors who got Kansas City at -171 on the moneyline, while the total score (4) was good news for UNDER bettors.
The Rangers were a 8-4 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Astros. That made winners of bettors who got Texas at 115 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors.
Texas:
Team record: 22-38 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Texas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Texas is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas's last 9 games on the road
Kansas City:
Team record: 26-34 SU
Kansas City is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 9 games
Next up:
Texas at Kansas City Saturday, April 3