Twins vs Rangers Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark. The Twins will give the ball to starter Carl Pavano in this one. Righthander Pavano is 15-8 this season with a 3.52 ERA. Pavano's opponent in this one will be Colby Lewis. The Rangers righthander has a 3.37 ERA to go along with a 9-10 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Rich Harden tossed 6 2-3 scoreless innings on Monday night as the Rangers picked up a 4-0 win over the Twins. The Rangers were winners as -151 home favorites in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the day's posted total (10.5). David Murphy drove in a pair of runs in that win for Texas. Joe Mauer had the Twins' only hit in the loss. Current streak: Texas has won 2 straight games. Team records: Minnesota: 72-53 SU Texas: 70-54 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Texas are 7-3 After playing Texas are 8-2 After a loss are 8-2 Texas most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Minnesota are 4-6 After playing Minnesota are 3-7 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas Minnesota is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games Minnesota is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games on the road Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota Next up: Texas home to Minnesota, Wednesday, August 25 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.