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Texas Rangers at New York Yankees Betting Preview 08/09/18

Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports

The Texas Rangers are paying a visit to Yankee Stadium to take on the New York Yankees. Fox Sports Southwest will showcase this AL showdown and the action gets underway at 7:05 p.m. ET.

Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees Odds

Texas (+190) is entering this one as the underdog against New York (-210) and Vegas has set the Over/Under for this game at 9.5 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total sit at -110 for both the over and the under. Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the most recent odds sitting at Rangers +1.5 runs (-115) and Yankees -1.5 runs (-105).

The Rangers have gone 49-65 SU this year and are 58-57 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 2.3 units for moneyline gamblers and 2.0 units ATS. Texas has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven. The Yankees, on the other hand, are 69-42 SU and 55-57 ATS. They’ve lost 0.6 units for moneyline bettors and 9.2 units ATS. New York has covered the spread just once in its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven.

New York games have an over/under record of 48-58-6 in 2018. The Rangers have an over/under record of 54-54-7.

As a unit, New York’s pitchers have allowed 4.0 runs per game overall in 2018. The club’s starting pitching staff has a 4.05 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has recorded a solid ERA of just 3.12, a WHIP of 1.14 and a K/9 of 11.5.

New York’s offense has put up 5.1 runs per contest, including 4.7 per game over its last 10 games and 4.0 per game over its last five. The team has hit .183/.264/.354 over its last five contests and is 1-4 SU during that span.

Giancarlo Stanton and Didi Gregorius have led the Yankees’ hitters this year. Stanton is hitting .278/.343/.508 with 25 home runs, 67 RBIs and 69 runs scored, while the line for Gregorius stands at .268/.329/.482 with 20 homers, 66 RBIs, 68 runs and 10 steals.

For the visitors, Texas’ pitching staff allowed 5.2 runs per game and its starters own a 5.28 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 6.53 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.13, along with a K-per-9 of 8.18.

The Rangers offense has slashed .242/.325/.408 on its way to 4.7 runs scored per game in 2018, including 7.1 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 8.0 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).

Texas’ hitters have been paced by Shin-soo Choo and Nomar Mazara. Choo is slashing .272/.381/.474 with 20 home runs, 53 RBIs and 64 runs scored. Mazara (.272/.332/.450) is up to 15 homers, 58 RBIs and 46 runs scored.

Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees Prediction

Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Rangers, O/U – UNDER

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Notes

Betting Trends

Texas has tallied 21 extra-base hits over its last five outings. New York has 13 XBH over its last five.

Texas has posted 27.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 27.6 over its last five.

The Rangers have hit 18 home runs in their last 10 games. The Yankees have hit 14 over their last 10.

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