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Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees
The fans at Yankee Stadium will be treated to a game between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees when they take their seats on Monday.
The Rangers will trot Jon Gray out to the mound in this one. Right hander Gray has a 0-1 record and a 7.50 ERA this season.
It'll be Nestor Cortes Jr. toeing the rubber for the Yankees in this contest. Left hander Cortes Jr. is 1-1 with a 1.82 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Yankees as -200-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
The Yankees were a 4-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Rangers. That made winners of bettors who got Texas at 170 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Texas won its last outing, a 4-2 result against the Yankees on May 08. Bettors who backed the Rangers at 170 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Texas:
Team record: 11-15 SU
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Texas's last 13 games
New York:
Team record: 19-8 SU
NY Yankees is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
NY Yankees is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
Next up:
Texas home to Kansas City Tuesday, May 10
New York home to Toronto Tuesday, May 10