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Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays
The Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Tropicana Field.
The Rangers will give the ball to starter Jordan Montgomery in this one. Left hander Montgomery is 10-11 this season with a 3.20 ERA.
Montgomery's opponent in this one will be Tyler Glasnow. The Rays right hander has a 3.60 ERA to go along with a 10-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -156-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 8.
Tampa Bay was a 12-8 winner in its last match on the road against the Blue Jays. They won as -110 favorites, while the total score of 20 made winners of OVER bettors.
In their last action, Texas was a 1-0 loser on the road against the Mariners. Bettors on Seattle at -120 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (1) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Texas:
Team record: 90-72 SU
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 99-63 SU
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games
Next up:
Texas at Tampa Bay Wednesday, October 4