MLB Handicapping: Rays vs Rangers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark. The Rays will give the ball to starter Matt Garza in this one. Righthander Garza is 5-4 this season with a 3.08 ERA. Garza's opponent in this one will be Rich Harden. The Rangers righthander has a 5.33 ERA to go along with a 3-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Josh Hamilton went deep for a two-run shot as the Rangers defeated the Rays 6-1 on Saturday. The Rangers won that game as +130 underdogs, and the seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Elvis Andrus also drove in a pair of runs for the Rangers, and Tommy Hunter tossed a five-hit complete-game for the victory. James Shields gave up 10 hits and six runs over seven innings in suffering the loss. Current streak: Tampa Bay has lost 2 straight games. Texas has won 2 straight games. Team records: Tampa Bay: 36-20 SU Texas: 30-25 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Sunday are 8-2 Before playing Toronto are 7-3 After playing Texas are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 Texas most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Seattle are 6-4 After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Tampa Bay is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games on the road Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas Tampa Bay is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Texas Texas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay Texas is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Tampa Bay home to Toronto, Tuesday, June 8 Texas home to Seattle, Monday, June 7 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.