Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark. The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Wade Davis in this game. Meanwhile, it'll be C.J. Wilson who starts for the Rangers. lefthander Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 127-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total is sitting at 9½. Carl Crawford belted a grand slam home run in a six-run ninth on Wednesday, as the Rays defeated the Blue Jays 7-3 in the series rubber match. The Rays won that game as a -110 pick?em, while the 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. David Price picked up his eighth win of the season for the Rays, allowing nine hits and two runs over his eight innings on the mound. Michael Young was 2-for-4 with a run batted in for the Rangers in their 4-3 loss to the White Sox on Thursday night. Current streak: Team records: Texas: 28-25 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Texas are 3-7 After playing Toronto are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 Texas most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Tampa Bay are 7-3 After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas Tampa Bay is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Texas Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Next up: Because the MasterLockLine monitors each and every one of the nation's top sports service, handicappers, tip sheets and syndicates, you will get every Game of the Year play worth betting. Every last one in the industry is yours. That's why you get more legitimate service betting service Games of the Year on the MasterLockLine than anyone else. |