Baseball Wagering Odds: Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers
Filed Under (Odds Alerts) by Stan on 07-03-2009
Tagged Under : Baseball Wagering Odds, Scott Kazmir, sports wagering, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers
Tampa Bay’s Scott Kazmir could have his work cut out for him on tonight as he faces a red-hot Texas offense at 8:05 PM EST. The Rangers have scored 18 runs in their last two games, back-to-back wins over the Los Angeles Angels. Hank Blalock hit a two-run home run to give the Rangers a 9-7 win on Wednesday. "We won that game with heart, fight and desire," manager Ron Washington said, "You all had us in the grave, buried and with dirt on us. But we played good baseball tonight. … The character of the clubhouse showed up tonight." SBG Global reports that early Baseball Wagering Odds sees the public taking the Rays on the road as a -137 favorite with a total 10.5 over -115.
The Rangers (42-35) face lefthander Scott Kazmir on Friday. Kazmir was on the disabled list for much of the early part of the season but he came back last weekend and allowed only two runs and four hits to Florida. "I wanted to go out there and prove something," said Kazmir, "I can definitely build off this start and hopefully get on a roll. Kazmir is 4-0 with a 2.09 ERA in seven career starts against Texas.
Tampa Bay (44-36) is coming off a 5-0 loss at Toronto where they got only four hits. The loss snapped the Rays season-high seven-game winning streak. "We had chances, we just didn’t get it done," outfielder Pat Burrell said. The Rays will face Texas starter Tommy Hunter on Friday. Hunter is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA.
Take a look at the Sports Wagering stats for Friday’s game. The Rays are 6-0 in their last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Rays are 4-1 in their last 5 road games. The Rays are 18-6 in Kazmir’s last 24 starts vs. the American League West. The Rays are 7-0 in Kazmir’s last 7 starts vs. the Rangers. The Rangers are 9-3 in their last 12 home games vs. a left-handed starter. The Rangers are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings between the two teams. The Under is 5-0 in the Rays last 5 overall. The Under is 7-1 in the Rays last 8 road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Over is 4-0 in Kazmir’s last 4 road starts. The Under is 5-1 in the Rangers last 6 home games vs. a left-handed starter. The Under is 24-8-1 in the Rangers last 33 home games. The Under is 4-0 in Hunter’s last 4 starts overall. The Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Texas.
