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Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros
The Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros will meet on the field at Minute Maid Park on Friday in a battle of division rivals.
Left hander Kolby Allard will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Allard is 2-7 this season with a 4.06 ERA.
The Astros will counter Allard with Jake Odorizzi. Right hander Odorizzi has a 4.09 ERA to go along with a 3-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Astros as -230-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 9.
Last time out for Houston, they were a 5-4 loser as they battled the Indians on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Indians at 220 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Rangers were a 7-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Tigers. That made winners of bettors who got Detroit at -140 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors.
Texas:
Team record: 35-62 SU
Current Streak: lost 9 straight games.
Texas is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Texas's last 19 games on the road
Houston:
Team record: 58-39 SU
Houston is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Houston is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home
Houston is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Texas
Next up:
Texas at Houston Saturday, July 24