Twins-Rangers Odds Preview

The Texas Rangers will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Minnesota Twins at Rangers Ballpark.
The Twins will give the ball to starter Glen Perkins in this one. Righthander Perkins is 4-5 this season with a 4.71 ERA.
The Rangers will counter Perkins with ace Vicente Padilla. Righthander Padilla has a 4.53 ERA to go along with a 7-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Twins defeated the White Sox 13-7 as a -135 favorite on Sunday. The 20 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5).
Carlos Gomez was 3-4 with a home run and five RBI for Minnesota, while Denard Span and Brendan Harris both homered and drove in three runs in the win.
The Rangers lost to Seattle 5-3 as a +140 underdog on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).
Hank Blalock hit a two-run home run for Texas and Nelson Cruz delivered a solo homer.
Current streak:
Texas has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Minnesota: 45-44 SU
Texas: 48-39 SU
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 5-5
After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6
After a win are 3-7

Texas most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 3-7
After playing Seattle are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota’s last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota’s last 10 games when playing Texas
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas’s last 10 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Texas’s last 19 games at home
Next up:
Texas home to Minnesota, Saturday, July 18

 

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