Thursday, July 21, 2011

AL West Preview: Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Angels

The Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels will meet on the field at Angel Stadium on Thursday in a battle of division rivals.

The Rangers will trot C.J. Wilson out to the mound in this one. lefthander Wilson has a 10-3 record and a 3.11 ERA this season.

It'll be Jered Weaver toeing the rubber for the Angels in this contest. Righthander Weaver is 12-4 with a 1.90 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 121-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total is sitting at 6½.

In their last action, Texas was a 9-8 loser on the road against the Angels. Bettors on Los Angeles at -123 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (17) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.

Team records: Texas: 56-42 SU Los Angeles: 52-46 SU

Texas most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Toronto are 3-7 After playing LA Angels are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4

Los Angeles most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Baltimore are 5-5 After playing Texas are 6-4 After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider: Texas is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing at home against Texas LA Angels are 16-7 SU in their last 23 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing Texas

Next up: Texas home to Toronto, Friday, July 22 LA Angels at Baltimore, Friday, July 22

AL West Preview: Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Angels

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