Baseball Betting: Astros vs Rangers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The fans at Rangers Ballpark will be treated to a interleague game between the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers when they take their seats on Saturday. Josh Banks will be the starting pitcher for the Astros on this day. Righthander Banks is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA. Starting this game for the Rangers will be C.J. Wilson. The lefthander has a 3.41 ERA to go along with a 5-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 280-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Chris Johnson went 4-for-5 with three runs batted in as the Astros defeated the Rangers 7-4 on Friday. The Astros won that game as a +250 underdog, while the 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Brian Moehler scattered eight hits and three runs over five innings for the win, while Matt Lindstrom notched his 18th save with a scoreless ninth. Colby Lewis was saddled with the loss after giving up nine hits and five runs over five innings for the Rangers. Current streak: Houston has won 3 straight games. Team records: Houston: 29-45 SU Texas: 44-29 SU Houston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Texas are 2-8 After playing Texas are 1-9 After a win are 6-4 Texas most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Houston are 8-2 After playing Houston are 7-3 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games when playing Texas Texas is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games Texas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing at home against Houston Next up: Texas home to Houston, Sunday, June 27 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.