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

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