Rangers Host the Orioles as Huge Favorites in the American League Wildcard Game

      Baltimore Orioles vs. Texas Rangers – The Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark. Lefthander Joe Saunders will take the mound for the Orioles to start this game. Saunders is 9-13 this season with a 4.07 ERA. Saunders’s opponent in this one will be Yu Darvish. The Rangers righthander has a 3.90 ERA to go along with a 16-9 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 195-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game’s total is sitting at 9. In their last action, Baltimore was a 4-1 loser on the road against the Rays. Bettors on Tampa Bay at +101 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Rangers were a 12-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Athletics. That made winners of bettors who got Oakland at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (17) was good news for OVER bettors. Team records: Baltimore: 93-69 SU Texas: 93-69 SU Baltimore most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 After playing Tampa Bay are 7-3 After a loss are 8-2 Texas most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 After playing Oakland are 1-9 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore’s last 8 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore’s last 8 games when playing Texas Baltimore is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Baltimore is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas’s last 5 games at home Texas is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Baltimore Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Baltimore The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas’s last 8 games A-Rated Online Sportsbook BetAnySports has all your MLB Betting Lines and gives a 30% bonus up to $1k to all Handicappers Hideaway members.