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The
Texas Rangers will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when
they take on the Los Angeles Angels at Rangers Ballpark.
Dan
Haren will be the starting pitcher for the Angels on this day.
Righthander Haren is 12-6 this season with a 2.99 ERA.
Haren's
opponent in this one will be Derek Holland. The Rangers lefthander
has a 4.42 ERA to go along with a 11-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers
currently have the Rangers listed as 122-moneyline favorites versus
the Angels, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
Los
Angeles won its last outing, an 8-0 result against the White Sox on
August 24. Bettors who backed the Angels at -215 on the moneyline won
on the day, and the total score (8) sent OVER bettors to the payout
window.
Texas
lost its last outing, a 6-0 result against the Red Sox on August 25.
Bettors who backed the Red Sox at +140 on the moneyline won on the
day, and the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Current
streak:
Los Angeles has won 6 straight games.
Texas has lost 3
straight games.
Team
records:
Los Angeles: 71-59 SU
Texas: 74-58 SU
Los
Angeles most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before
playing Texas are 2-8
After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After
a win are 7-3
Texas most recently:
When playing on Friday
are 3-7
Before playing LA Angels are 8-2
After playing Boston
are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
A
few trends to consider:
LA Angels are 5-0 SU in their last 5
games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6
games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last
5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6
games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas is 16-8 SU in
its last 24 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's
last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Texas is 1-4
SU in its last 5 games at home
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6
games
Next
up:
Texas home to LA Angels, Saturday, August 27
