Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Rogers Centre. The Rangers will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Colby Lewis in this game. Lewis has a 9-12 record and a 3.96 ERA this season. It'll be Shawn Hill toeing the rubber for the Blue Jays in this contest. Righthander Hill is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Nelson Cruz went deep for a two-run homer and the Rangers cruised to an 8-1 win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday, as +107 underdogs. That game's nine runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10) set by sportsbooks. Jeff Francoeur had three hits and drove in a run for the Rangers. Derek Holland allowed just three hits over five scoreless innings for the victory. Marc Rzepczynski suffered the Blue Jays loss, giving up seven hits and three earned runs over his five innings. Team records: Toronto: 72-67 SU Texas most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After playing Toronto are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 Toronto most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After playing Texas are 6-4 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road Texas is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Toronto Texas is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Toronto Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Texas Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Texas Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home Next up: Fantastic poker strategy articles are often overlooked as a key part of the OffshoreInsiders.com Network. It's more than just the best sports picks to beat the offshore betting line. |