Royals vs. Rangers Prediction
Is the under a good bet again today when the Rangers host the Royals at 3:05PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Rangers are -180 money line favorites versus the Royals, who have odds of +170 to pull off the big upset today in Arlington. With Jason Hammel set to face Yu Darvish in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 8 runs.
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ROYALS KEY TRENDS: The Royals are just 8-20 in their last 28 games following a loss and are now 7-18 in their last 25 games versus teams from the American League West. They’re also 1-4 in their last five games overall, 1-6 in their last seven games versus a team with a losing record and are winless in their last four road games.
RANGERS KEY TRENDS: The Rangers are just 1-4 in Darvish’s last five starts, are 1-5 in his last six home starts and are 2-6 in his last eight outings when their opponent allows two runs or less in its previous game. That said, Texas is 4-0 in its last four home games, is 13-6 in its last 19 games against teams from the American League Central, and is 27-11 in its last 38 games after scoring two runs or less in its previous contest.
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OUR PICK: The under is a perfect 5-0 in the last five meetings between these two teams in Texas and is a highly profitable 22-4-4 in the last 30 meetings overall. The under has also cashed in 10 of the Royals’ last 11 games overall, is 7-0 in their last seven games versus American League West opponents and is 5-1 in the Rangers’ last six games overall.
SUNDAY MLB FREE PICK: ROYALS/RANGERS UNDER 8