Rangers vs Twins Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Target Field. The Rangers will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Derek Holland in this game. Holland has a 2-2 record and a 5.16 ERA this season. The Twins will counter Holland with Nick Blackburn. Righthander Blackburn has a 5.89 ERA to go along with a 8-8 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Andres Blanco went 2-fore-4 and drove in a run as the Rangers defeated the Royals 4-3 on Wednesday. The Rangers won that game as -160 favorites, while the seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Tommy Hunter improved to 12-2 with the win, and Neftali Feliz pitched a scoreless ninth for his 34th save. The Twins were defeated 10-9 by the Tigers last time out, as -115 favorites. That game's 19 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Nick Blackburn was tagged with the Twins loss, giving up the winning run. Team records: Texas: 75-58 SU Minnesota: 77-57 SU Texas most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Minnesota are 6-4 After playing Kansas City are 6-4 After a win are 3-7 Minnesota most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Texas are 5-5 After playing Detroit are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas's last 10 games when playing Minnesota Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road Texas is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas Minnesota is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against Texas Next up: Minnesota home to Texas, Saturday, September 4 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.