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Texas Rangers vs. Boston Red Sox
The Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Fenway Park.
The Rangers will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Dane Dunning in this game. Dunning has a 5-7 record and a 4.06 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Chris Sale who starts for the Red Sox. Left hander Sale is 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Red Sox as -435-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 8.
The Red Sox were a 5-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Yankees. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -116 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Texas lost its last outing, a 9-8 result against the Mariners on August 19. Bettors who backed the Mariners at -130 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (17) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Texas:
Team record: 42-79 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Texas is 2-15 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Texas is 1-16 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston:
Team record: 69-54 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Boston's last 15 games at home
Next up:
Texas at Boston Saturday, August 21