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Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees
The Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Yankee Stadium.
The Rangers will trot Andrew Heaney out to the mound in this one. Left hander Heaney has a 4-11 record and a 3.98 ERA this season.
It'll be Marcus Stroman toeing the rubber for the Yankees in this contest. Right hander Stroman is 7-6 with a 4.18 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Yankees as -135-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 9.5.
The Yankees were a 9-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Rangers. That made winners of bettors who got Texas at 144 on the moneyline, while the total score (13) was good news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for Texas, they were a 9-4 winner as they battled the Yankees on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at 144 were rewarded, while the 13 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Texas:
Team record: 55-62 SU
Texas is 7-18 ATS in its last 25 games
Texas is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Texas's last 14 games
New York:
Team record: 69-49 SU
NY Yankees is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Yankees is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of NY Yankees's last 15 games
Next up:
Texas at Boston Monday, August 12
New York at Chicago Monday, August 12