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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers
The fans at Globe Life Field will be treated to a game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers when they take their seats on Saturday.
Right hander Taj Bradley will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Bradley is 3-4 this season with a 3.42 ERA.
The Rangers will counter Bradley with Andrew Heaney. Left hander Heaney has a 4.04 ERA to go along with a 3-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -105-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Last time out for Texas, they were a 3-0 winner as they battled the Rays on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at -105 were rewarded, while the 3 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 3-0 loser on the road against the Rangers. Bettors on Texas at -105 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 44-44 SU
Tampa Bay is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games
Tampa Bay is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Texas:
Team record: 40-48 SU
Texas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Texas is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
Texas is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Texas Sunday, July 7