MLB Handicapping: Rangers vs Blue Jays

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the Texas Rangers on Friday when they battle the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Rich Harden will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Righthander Harden is 2-1 this season with a 3.53 ERA. Harden's opponent in this one will be Brett Cecil. The Blue Jays lefthander has a 3.12 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Vladimir Guerrero hit a walkoff single in the 12th inning to give the Rangers a 2-1 victory over the A?s on Thursday. The Rangers won that game as -200 favorites, but the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Elvis Andrus went 4-for-6 with one RBI for the Rangers, and Dustin Nippert notched the win in relief. Shaun Marcum pitched a two-hit shutout over seven innings Wednesday, and the Blue Jays managed to hang on and defeat the Red Sox 3-2. The Blue Jays won that contest as a -110 pick?em, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Travis Snider homered and drove in all three runs to lead the Blue Jays at the plate. Current streak: Texas has won 2 straight games. Team records: Texas: 20-15 SU Toronto: 20-16 SU Texas most recently: When playing on Friday are 2-8 Before playing Toronto are 4-6 After playing Oakland are 5-5 After a win are 7-3 Toronto most recently: When playing on Friday are 2-8 Before playing Texas are 6-4 After playing Boston are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Texas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Texas's last 24 games when playing on the road against Toronto Toronto is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Toronto's last 24 games when playing at home against Texas Toronto is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Texas The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games Next up: Toronto home to Texas, Saturday, May 15 Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him.