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San Diego Padres vs. Texas Rangers
The San Diego Padres and the Texas Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Globe Life Field in an interleague contest.
Right hander Joe Musgrove will take the mound for the Padres to start this game. Musgrove is 1-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
The Rangers will counter Musgrove with Kohei Arihara. Right hander Arihara has a 5.40 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Padres as -170-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 9.
In their last action, Texas was a 2-1 winner on the road against the Blue Jays. Bettors on Texas at 178 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for San Diego, they were a 3-2 loser as they battled the Giants on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Giants at 138 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
San Diego:
Team record: 4-3 SU
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of San Diego's last 19 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games
San Diego is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Texas:
Team record: 3-3 SU
Texas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing San Diego
Next up:
San Diego at Texas Saturday, April 10