Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark. The Yankees will give the ball to starter Philip Hughes in this one. Righthander Hughes is 18-9 this season with a 4.32 ERA. Hughes's opponent in this one will be Colby Lewis. The Rangers righthander has a 3.61 ERA to go along with a 13-13 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Yankees avoided elimination by defeating the Rangers 7-2 in Game 4 of the ALCS on Wednesday as -159 favorites. That game's nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8). Curtis Granderson homered and drove in a pair of runs for the Yankees, who now trail the ALCS 3-2. CC Sabathia notched his third win of the postseason, allowing 11 hits and two runs over his six innings. Matt Reanor homered and had a pair of RBI for the Rangers. C.J. Wilson surrendered six hits and six runs over five innings in the loss. Team records: Texas: 90-72 SU New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Texas are 3-7 After playing Texas are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 Texas most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing NY Yankees are 8-2 After playing NY Yankees are 7-3 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Texas The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 8 games on the road NY Yankees are 16-8 SU in their last 24 games when playing on the road against Texas The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees Texas is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees Texas is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing NY Yankees Next up: YouTube betting videos and sports betting podcasts are all part of the sports betting information on the OffshoreInsiders.com Network. |