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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Texas Rangers
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Texas Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Globe Life Field.
The Dodgers will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Roki Sasaki in this game. Sasaki has a 0-1 record and a 3.29 ERA this season.
It'll be Nathan Eovaldi toeing the rubber for the Rangers in this contest. Right hander Eovaldi is 1-2 with a 2.55 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Dodgers as -125-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Texas lost its last outing, a 3-0 result against the Dodgers on April 18. Bettors who backed the Dodgers at -125 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
The Dodgers were a 3-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Rangers. That made winners of bettors who got Los Angeles at -125 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 15-6 SU
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
LA Dodgers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Texas:
Team record: 12-8 SU
Texas is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games
Texas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Los Angeles at Texas Sunday, April 20