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Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros meet at Minute Maid Park.
Martin Perez will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Left hander Perez is 10-5 this season with a 2.89 ERA.
The Astros will counter Perez with Hunter Brown. Right hander Brown has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Astros as -156-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 8.
Houston won its last outing, a 9-1 result against the Angels on September 04. Bettors who backed the Astros at -185 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (10) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Texas lost its last outing, a 5-2 result against the Red Sox on September 04. Bettors who backed the Red Sox at -115 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Texas:
Team record: 58-75 SU
Current Streak: lost 8 straight games.
Texas is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas's last 11 games
Houston:
Team record: 86-48 SU
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games
Next up:
Texas at Houston Tuesday, September 6