Astros vs. Rangers Pick
The Texas Rangers look to continue their dominance over the Houston Astros when they meet tonight at 8:05PM ET.
The Astros have Doug Fister on the mound to face Yu Darvish of the Rangers. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Texas is favored at home. The Rangers are getting a money line of -140 to win, while the Astros are getting odds of +130 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 9 runs.
Texas is 36-22 overall, 23-9 at home and 31-26-1 with the over. Houston is 28-32 overall, 11-18 on the road and 31-24-5 with the over. Texas has taken the first two games of the series, winning 6-5 and 4-3. Texas has now won eight straight meetings with Houston coming into today.
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The Rangers are red-hot, winning nine of their last 10 and five straight. Their one loss was by one run on the road. Today they face a tough test in Fister, who has a 1.53 ERA in his last three outings. Darvish is making his first start for Texas, but he has won both previous outings. With the Rangers rolling, look for him to continue to pitch well and the hitter to get to Fister.
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