Blue Jays vs. Rangers Pick
Can the Texas Rangers win the rubber match with the Toronto Blue Jays when the two meet up this afternoon at 3:05PM ET?
GAME SNAPSHOT
(925) Toronto Blue Jays at (926) Texas Rangers
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Location: Globe Life Park – Arlington, Texas
Weather: Mostly Sunny, 54 degrees, 10mph Winds
Time: 3:05PM ET
CURRENT ODDS
According to oddsmakers at YouWager, the Blue Jays are favored on the road today, as they are getting odds of -110 to win. The Rangers are listed with a money line of +100 to prevail. The over/under total is currently listed at 9 runs.
PITCHING MATCHUP
The pitching matchup today has Jaime Garcia on the mound for the Jays to face Cole Hamels of the Rangers. Hamels is 1-1 over two starts. He has pitched 10.2 innings and allowed four earned runs and nine hits with 18 strikeouts and seven walks. Garcia pitched six innings against the White Sox and allowed just one run and four hits with seven strikeouts, but got a no-decision.
Bet on MLB for Sunday, April 8, 2018
PUBLIC BETTING INFORMATION
The public is backing the Rangers today. Texas is getting 61 percent of the wagers for this game as the underdog against the Blue Jays.
KEY INJURIES
Neither team has anybody new listed on the injury report for today’s game.
BETTING STRATEGIES
These two have split the first two games of the series, with Toronto earning an 8-5 win on Friday and Texas getting a 5-1 victory last night. Mike Minor gave the Rangers the lift on Saturday, pitching six innings while allowing just one run and two hits. He also struck out seven. Marcus Stroman gave up five runs and six hits over 4.2 innings while walking five to take his first loss of the season.
Joey Gallo led the Rangers at the plate by driving in two runs and scoring two runs as well. Elvis Andrus and Jurickson Profar each had a pair of hits for Texas. Steve Pearce drove in the lone Toronto run with a solo home run.
Today I like the Rangers at home. I still trust Cole Hamels to get the job done for his team, especially more than Garcia. Hamels can get strikeouts in important situations while I don’t see Garcia being able to do the same consistently. I think Texas will be able to get to him today.
MLB PREDICTIONS: TEXAS RANGERS +100