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Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays
The Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Tropicana Field.
Kohei Arihara will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Right hander Arihara is 0-1 this season with a 5.00 ERA.
The Rays will counter Arihara with Josh Fleming. Left hander Fleming has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -173-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
The Rays were a 8-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Rangers. That made winners of bettors who got Texas at 152 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors.
Texas was a 8-3 winner in its last match on the road against the Rays. They won as +152 underdogs, while the total score of 11 made winners of OVER bettors.
Texas:
Team record: 4-7 SU
Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 5-6 SU
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
Tampa Bay is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Next up:
Texas at Tampa Bay Thursday, April 15