MLB Odds: Pirates vs Rangers

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Texas Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Rangers Ballpark in an interleague contest. Righthander Ross Ohlendorf will take the mound for the Pirates to start this game. Ohlendorf is 0-5 this season with a 5.22 ERA. Starting this game for the Rangers will be Tommy Hunter. The righthander has a 2.08 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 250-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Pirates defeated Cleveland 5-3 as a +110 underdog on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Bobby Crosby was 3-3 with an RBI for Pittsburgh and Garrett Jones was 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored in the win. The Rangers defeated Houston 5-4 in extra innings as a -170 favorite on Sunday. The nine runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8). Josh Hamilton was 5-6 with two RBI, including the game-winning run in the tenth inning for Texas, while Julio Borbon was 4-5 with an RBI and a run scored in the win. Current streak: Pittsburgh has won 2 straight games. Texas has won 8 straight games. Team records: Pittsburgh: 25-44 SU Texas: 41-28 SU Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Texas are 2-7 After playing Cleveland are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 Texas most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-4 After playing Houston are 6-4 After a win are 9-1 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Texas The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games Pittsburgh is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Texas Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games Texas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh Next up: Texas home to Pittsburgh, Wednesday, June 23 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.