Baseball Odds: Astros vs Rangers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Texas Rangers will be trying to extend a winning streak on Friday when they take on the Houston Astros at Rangers Ballpark. The Astros will give the ball to starter Brian Moehler in this one. Righthander Moehler is 0-3 this season with a 6.93 ERA. Starting this game for the Rangers will be Colby Lewis. The righthander has a 3.07 ERA to go along with a 7-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 320-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Hunter Pence cracked a three-run homer and the Astros beat the Giants 7-5 in the series rubber match on Thursday. The Astros won that game as -142 favorites, and the 12 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Wandy Rodriguez tossed six innings for the win, allowing just four hits and two runs. Matt Lindstrom closed out the game for his 17th save. Vladimir Guerrero hit a walkoff single to give the Rangers a 6-5 win and a sweep of the Pirates on Thursday. The Rangers won that game as -280 favorites, and the 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10.5) set by sportsbooks. Justin Smoak drove in a pair of runs to lead the Rangers. Frank Francisco pitched a scoreless ninth to earn the win in relief. Current streak: Houston has won 2 straight games. Texas has won 11 straight games. Team records: Houston: 28-45 SU Texas: 44-28 SU Houston most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Texas are 1-9 After playing San Francisco are 3-7 After a win are 6-4 Texas most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing Houston are 8-2 After playing Pittsburgh are 8-2 After a win are 10-0 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing Texas Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas Houston is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston Texas is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston Next up: Texas home to Houston, Saturday, June 26 Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.