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Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros
The Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Minute Maid Park.
Martin Perez will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Left hander Perez is 1-1 this season with a 2.53 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Luis Garcia who starts for the Astros. Right hander Garcia is 0-1 with a 7.00 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Astros as -208-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Houston was a 7-0 winner in its last match on the road against the Pirates. They won as -154 favorites, while the total score of 7 made winners of UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Texas was a 10-1 loser on the road against the Royals. Bettors on Kansas City at 145 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (11) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Texas:
Team record: 7-5 SU
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games
Texas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Texas is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Houston:
Team record: 6-7 SU
Houston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Houston's last 12 games
Houston is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games at home
Next up:
Texas at Houston Saturday, April 15