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Texas Rangers vs. San Diego Padres
The fans at Petco Park will be treated to a game between the Texas Rangers and the San Diego Padres when they take their seats on Friday.
Kumar Rocker will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Right hander Rocker is 3-4 this season with a 6.13 ERA.
The Padres will counter Rocker with Randy Vasquez. Right hander Vasquez has a 3.84 ERA to go along with a 3-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -111-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
The Padres were a 5-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Phillies. That made winners of bettors who got Philadelphia at -160 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Texas was a 6-0 winner in its last match on the road against the Orioles. They won as -150 favorites, while the total score of 6 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Texas:
Team record: 43-44 SU
Texas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games
Texas is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road
San Diego:
Team record: 46-40 SU
San Diego is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
San Diego is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Texas
Next up:
Texas at San Diego Saturday, July 5