Angels vs Rangers Baseball Odds
The Angels hopes of making the playoffs are pretty slim these days, as they are 14 games out of first place in the AL West and have lost 8 of their last 10 games.
Venue/ Stadium: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Time/Date: 8:05 PM EST Wednesday, July 31, 2013
MLB Odds From: BetOnline
Moneyline: Angels +130 / Rangers -140
Over/Under: 9.5 runs
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L.A. Angels vs. Texas Rangers Preview
The Rangers have won 2 straight and are in 2nd place in the AL West 5 games back of the Oakland A’s. MLB lines have the Rangers as home favorites tonight with a high run total of 9.5 runs.
In yesterday’s game the Rangers beat the Angels 14-11.
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On the season the Angels have an Over/Under record of 55-47 and a run-line W/L record of 47-58 and the Rangers have an Over/Under record of 38-63 and a run-line W/L record of 47-60.
This season the Rangers are 31-24 at home and the Angels are 21-29 on the road.
The Rangers will go for the sweep tonight and they have won 5 of their last 6 home games against the Angels.
Jerome Williams (5-7 4.85 ERA) gets the starting nod for the Halos tonight and he gave up 4 earned runs in 5 innings in his last start taking a loss facing the Oakland A’s.
Martin Perez (3-3 4.37 ERA) goes for the Rangers and he was torched in his last outing giving up 6 earned runs in only 3 innings, but the offense bailed him out and he took a no decision against the Cleveland Indians.
Williams have the highest ERA in the Majors (8.90) of any pitcher with at least 5 starts since June 22nd. In that span he has lost his last 5 starts. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
Perez is 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA in his last 3 starts and tonight will be his first career start against the Angels.
Josh Hamilton is 4 for 9 with 6 RBI in the series and 13 for 26 in his last 6 games against his former team.
Angels Closer Ernesto Frieri had converted 25 of 27 saves before blowing 2 straight save chances in this series.
In some betting trends for this AL West match up the Angels are 0-5 in their last 5 road games, 2-10 in Williams’ last 12 starts vs. a team with a winning record, and they have an Over record of 4-1-1 in their last 6 road games vs. a left-handed starter.
The Rangers are 5-12 in their last 17 overall, 4-9 in Perez’s last 13 starts, and they have an Under record of 12-3-2 in their last 17 overall.
In the last 10 games between these 2 teams in Texas the total has gone Over 8 times.
Jason’s Pick: Hard pick in this one, but I think the Angels and their offense will get to Perez and they will win tonight and snap their 5- game losing streak.
