Yankees-Rangers Lines Preview

The New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark.
Righthander Philip Hughes will take the mound for the Yankees to start this game. Hughes is 2-2 this season with a 7.06 ERA.
Hughes‘s opponent in this one will be Matt Harrison. The Rangers lefthander has a 4.71 ERA to go along with a 4-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Yankees lost to Philadelphia 4-3 as a -165 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).
Mark Teixeira hit a solo home run for New York and Melky Cabrera was 3-5 with an RBI.
The Rangers defeated Houston 5-0 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (10).
Brandon McCarthy pitched a complete-game shutout for the Rangers and Josh Hamilton was 3-4 with a solo home run in the win.
Current streak:
Texas has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
New York: 25-19 SU
Texas: 26-17 SU
New York most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 4-6
After playing Philadelphia are 9-1
After a loss are 5-5

Texas most recently:
When playing on Monday are 10-0
Before playing NY Yankees are 7-3
After playing Houston are 6-4
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 12-2 SU in their last 14 games when playing on the road against Texas
NY Yankees are 10-2 SU in their last 12 games
NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games on the road
NY Yankees are 18-7 SU in their last 25 games when playing Texas
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas’s last 8 games
Texas is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas’s last 11 games at home
Next up:
Texas home to NY Yankees, Tuesday, May 26

 

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