Rangers vs Rays MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Tampa Bay Rays will battle the Texas Rangers at Tropicana Field on Thursday in Game 2 of their ALDS. C.J. Wilson will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Lefthander Wilson was 15-8 this season with a 3.35 ERA. Wilson's opponent in this one will be James Shields. The Rays righthander had a 5.20 ERA to go along with a 12-15 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 128-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Bengie Molina belted a solo homer as the Rangers upset the Rays 5-1 in the opener of their playoff series on Wednesday. The Rangers won that game as +123 underdogs, while the six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7) set by sportsbooks. Cliff Lee allowed just five hits and one earned run over seven innings with 10 strikeouts in getting the Rangers the victory. Ben Zobrist homered for the Rays, while David Price surrendered nine hits and five runs over 6 2-3 innings in the loss. Team records: Texas: 90-72 SU Tampa Bay: 96-66 SU Texas most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After a win are 4-6 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Texas are 6-4 After playing Texas are 7-3 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games on the road Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Texas Next up: Tampa Bay at Texas, Saturday, October 9 Show you support of the free information by clinking on the links and making a purchase in our sports store. Airline and hotel reservations, tickets to all events, listen to NFL games and so much more. Don't forget great stock tips as well!