Astros vs. Rangers Prediction
Will the Texas Rangers continue their win streak when they host the Houston Astros today at 3:05PM ET?
The Rangers put Yu Darvish on the mound to face Collin McHugh of the Astros. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Texas is the clear favorite at home, as the Rangers are getting odds of -175 to win. The Astros have been given a money line of +160 to win, while the over/under total for the contest has been set at 9 runs.
Texas is 82-54 overall, 47-21 at home and 67-61-8 with the over. Houston is 71-64 overall, 32-35 on the road and 66-61-8 with the under. Texas has won the first two games in this series, scoring 22 runs over the two contests. The Rangers have now won eight of the last 10 against the Astros.
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The Rangers are rolling right now, having won seven straight while scoring at least 6 runs in six of the seven wins. Their pitching has also been solid during this run, allowing 3 runs or less in five of the seven wins. That could be the story again today as Darvish has been very solid since returning to action. The Rangers have won his last five starts. McHugh has struggled as of late, putting up a 5.79 ERA over his last three starts.
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