Rangers vs. Rays Prediction
Will the Rangers and Rays play under the betting total tonight when the two teams meet at 7:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Rangers are -125 money line favorites versus the Rays, who have odds of +115 to pull off the upset. With Yu Darvish set to face Alex Cobb in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 8 runs.
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From Rotoworld: Darvish allowed three runs (two earned) on eight hits over 6 2/3 innings while taking a no-decision in Sunday’s loss to the Royals. Darvish struck out six and walked one on the afternoon. The game was tied at 2-2 entering the bottom of the seventh inning, when Whit Merrifield burned the ace for an RBI double. Through 20 starts covering 125 1/3 innings, Darvish owns a 3.45 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 131/42 K/BB ratio. Up next on his schedule, a road start against the Rays.
Cobb allowed just one earned run, six hits and three walks while striking out four batters over 7 2/3 innings in a win Saturday on the road against the Angels. Cobb threw 59 of his 105 pitches for strikes, winning his second consecutive outing. He has lowered his ERA from 4.01 to 3.59 over the past two starts by allowing just one run over his past 15 1/3 innings. He also has quality starts in six of the past seven outings, re-emerging as a dependable fantasy option in most formats.
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OUR PREDICTION: The under is 4-1 in Darvish’s last five starts versus the Rays, is 50-24-7 in his last 81 outings overall, and is 15-4-3 in his last 22 road starts. On the other side, the under is 4-1-1 in the Rays’ last six games overall, is 3-0-1 in Cobb’s last four starts, and is 4-1-1 in his last six outings following a quality start in his last appearance.
FRIDAY MLB PREDICTION: RANGERS/RAYS UNDER 8