Baseball Odds: Rangers vs Angels

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Angel Stadium. Lefthander C.J. Wilson will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Wilson is 6-3 this season with a 3.35 ERA. Starting this game for the Angels will be ace Jered Weaver. The righthander has a 3.01 ERA to go along with a 7-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Vladimir Guerrero belted a grand slam and drove in five runs to power the Rangers to a 6-4 win over the Angels on Wednesday, as +110 underdogs. That game's 10 runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (10) set by sportsbooks. Scott Kazmir surrendered six hits and five runs over 4 2-3 innings in the loss. Team records: Texas: 47-30 SU Los Angeles: 44-36 SU Texas most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After playing LA Angels are 7-3 After a win are 8-2 Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Kansas City are 8-2 After playing Texas are 6-4 After a loss are 8-2 A few trends to consider: Texas is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road Texas is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games Texas is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Angels Texas is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels LA Angels are 17-8 SU in their last 25 games LA Angels are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games at home LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Texas LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Texas Next up: Texas home to Chi White Sox, Friday, July 2 LA Angels home to Kansas City, Friday, July 2 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.