Twins vs Rangers Baseball Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Rangers Ballpark. Nick Blackburn will be the starting pitcher for the Twins on this day. Righthander Blackburn is 7-7 this season with a 6.53 ERA. Starting this game for the Rangers will be Rich Harden. The righthander has a 5.45 ERA to go along with a 4-4 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. The Twins defeated the Angels 4-0 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The four runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8). Scott Baker pitched seven shutout innings, allowing only five hits for Minnesota and Michael Cuddyer drove in three runs in the win. The Rangers defeated Baltimore 6-4 as a -130 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5). Josh Hamilton was 2-4 with a three-run home run and two runs scored for Texas, while Vladimir Guerrero also clubbed a three-run home run in the win. Team records: Minnesota: 72-52 SU Texas: 69-54 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Texas are 6-4 After playing LA Angels are 7-3 After a win are 7-3 Texas most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Minnesota are 4-6 After playing Baltimore are 6-4 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas Minnesota is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing Minnesota Next up: Texas home to Minnesota, Tuesday, August 24 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.