Friday MLB Free Pick
(The Spread) – American League West rivals clash in Texas tonight when the Rangers host the Angels at 8:05PM ET.
Odds: Oddsmakers currently list the Rangers as –111 money line favorites versus the Angels, who are +105 on the ML. The over/under total for this game is currently sitting at 9 runs.
Pitching Matchup: The Angels will send Dan Haren to the mound to oppose Texas’ Derek Holland, who is 11-5 on the year with a 4.42 ERA. Haren enters the day with a 13-6 record with a 2.98 ERA and hasn’t lost a decision in his last seven starts.
Public Betting: Of the 4,500-plus wagers on tonight’s game, 56% of MLB public bettors currently favor the Angels +105.
MLB Free Pick: Take the under. According to the latest MLB trends, the under is 17-8-4 in the last 29 meetings between these two teams and 8-3-3 in the last 14 meetings between these two teams in Texas. The under is also 3-1-1 in Haren’s last five starts versus the Rangers and 6-2 in the Angels’ last eight division games. In their recent four-game series with the Red Sox, the Rangers score 4, 5, 2, and 0 runs. Their offense seems to be sputtering with guys like Nelson Cruz going just 2-for-12 in his last three games. Cruz and Co. will have a difficult time generating offense again tonight with Haren on the mound, making the under a nice play.
FRIDAY MLB FREE PICK: ANGELS/RANGERS UNDER 9
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