Red Sox vs Rangers Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Rangers Ballpark. Daisuke Matsuzaka will be the starting pitcher for the Red Sox on this day. Righthander Matsuzaka is 8-3 this season with a 4.09 ERA. Matsuzaka's opponent in this one will be C.J. Wilson. The Rangers lefthander has a 3.30 ERA to go along with a 10-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Red Sox evened their three-game series with on Saturday, as they defeated the Rangers 3-1. The Red Sox won that game as a -110 pick?em, while the four runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Jon Lester pitched eight scoreless innings for the win, allowing five hits along the way. Colby Lewis gave up six hits and one run over 6 2-3 innings in the loss. Team records: Boston: 67-51 SU Texas: 66-49 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing LA Angels are 6-4 After playing Texas are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 Texas most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4 After playing Boston are 7-3 After a loss are 8-2 A few trends to consider: Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Texas Boston is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Texas Texas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Boston Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Boston Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Boston home to LA Angels, Tuesday, August 17 Texas at Tampa Bay, Monday, August 16 The OffshoreInsiders.com Network includes Texas Holdem tips, the biggest sports service plays for MLB baseball betting and NBA betting.