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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Globe Life Field.
The Rays will give the ball to starter Rich Hill in this one. Left hander Hill is 4-2 this season with a 3.32 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Kolby Allard who starts for the Rangers. Left hander Allard is 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -165-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Texas was a 5-4 winner in its last match on the road against the Rays. They won as +116 underdogs, while the total score of 9 made winners of OVER bettors.
The Rays were a 5-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Rangers. That made winners of bettors who got Texas at 116 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 36-23 SU
Tampa Bay is 15-4 ATS in its last 19 games
Tampa Bay is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
Texas:
Team record: 23-36 SU
Texas is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Texas Sunday, June 6