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Texas Rangers vs. Cleveland Guardians
The Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Guardians will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Progressive Field.
Nathan Eovaldi will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers on this day. Right hander Eovaldi is 8-7 this season with a 3.76 ERA.
It'll be Tanner Bibee toeing the rubber for the Guardians in this contest. Right hander Bibee is 10-5 with a 3.33 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Guardians as -133-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
The Guardians were a 6-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Yankees. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -200 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Texas was a 1-0 winner on the road against the Pirates. Bettors on Texas at -155 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (1) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Texas:
Team record: 59-69 SU
Texas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Texas is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 73-54 SU
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 7-17 ATS in its last 24 games at home
Next up:
Texas at Cleveland Saturday, August 24