MLB Odds: Angels vs Rangers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Los Angeles Angels and the Texas Rangers will meet on the field at Rangers Ballpark on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals. The Angels will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Jered Weaver in this game. Weaver has a 4-2 record and a 2.47 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Rangers will be C.J. Wilson. The lefthander has a 1.48 ERA to go along with a 3-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Nelson Cruz drove in two runs to lead the Rangers over the Angels 4-3 on Monday night. Texas won as -160 home favorites, while the teams played UNDER the 9.5-run total posted by sportsbooks. Michael Young and Ian Kinsler also knocked in runs for the Rangers, as Derek Holland allowed three runs over 5 1-3 innings to pick up the win for Texas. Mike Napoli went yard and had two runs batted in for Los Angeles, while losing pitcher Scott Kazmir gave up four runs over seven innings for the Angels. Team records: Los Angeles: 18-22 SU Texas: 21-18 SU Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Chi White Sox are 4-6 After playing Texas are 7-3 After a loss are 3-7 Texas most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 0-10 Before playing Baltimore are 4-6 After playing LA Angels are 5-5 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Angels's last 10 games when playing Texas The total has gone UNDER in 16 of LA Angels's last 24 games on the road LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Texas Texas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas's last 10 games when playing LA Angels Texas is 7-3 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against LA Angels Next up: LA Angels at Chi White Sox, Wednesday, May 19 Texas home to Baltimore, Wednesday, May 19 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.