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Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Los Angeles Angels and the Texas Rangers meet at Globe Life Field.
The Angels will pin their hopes on the pitching of left hander Reid Detmers in this game. Detmers has a 1-5 record and a 4.79 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Andrew Heaney who starts for the Rangers. Left hander Heaney is 4-4 with a 4.14 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rangers as -145-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game's total opened at 9.
Texas was a 7-3 loser in its last match on the road against the Angels. They lost as -130 favorites, while the total score of 10 made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 7-3 winner as they battled the Rangers on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Angels at 115 were rewarded, while the 10 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 38-31 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
LA Angels is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
LA Angels is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games
Texas:
Team record: 41-25 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Texas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Texas is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Texas Thursday, June 15