A winning streak will be on the line for the Texas Rangers on Saturday when they battle the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.
The Rangers will give the ball to starter Yu Darvish in this one. Righthander Darvish is 1-0 this season with a 7.94 ERA.
Starting this game for the Twins will be Nick Blackburn. The righthander has a 7.50 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 162-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
In their last action, Texas was a 4-1 winner on the road against the Twins. Bettors on Texas at -148 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Current streak:
Texas has won 2 straight games.
Texas has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Texas: 6-2 SU
Minnesota: 2-5 SU
Texas: 6-2 SU
Minnesota: 2-5 SU
Texas most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing Minnesota are 2-8
After a win are 4-6
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 7-3
After playing Texas are 8-2
After a loss are 4-6
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing Minnesota are 2-8
After a win are 4-6
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 7-3
After playing Texas are 8-2
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas's last 8 games
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Texas is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Minnesota is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Minnesota's last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against Texas
Minnesota is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas's last 8 games
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Texas is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Minnesota is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Minnesota's last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against Texas
Minnesota is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Texas
Next up:
Minnesota home to Texas, Sunday, April 15
Minnesota home to Texas, Sunday, April 15
