Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins Betting Odds

Opening Moneyline Odds: Colby Lewis (+115) vs. Kevin Slowey (-125) at Sportsbook.com

The Texas Rangers make their first trip this season to Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota for a three game weekend series with the Twins starting with game one tonight at 8:10 P.M.

Texas is currently in first place in the AL West with an overall record of 26-21, 1 ½ games ahead of Oakland. After spitting two games with Kansas City earlier this week they are 6-4 SU in their last 10 games. Their road record is 8-12 and they are 6-8 ATS as an underdog this year. The total has gone under in 15 of the Rangers last 22 games on the road.

Colby Lewis gets the start tonight for Texas. In nine previous outings he has a record of 4-2 with an ERA of 3.45. In his last start he went six innings, giving up five hits and one earned run to get the win over the Cubs. Lifetime against the Twins he is 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA.

With a team batting average of .268, the Rangers are ranked fifth in the AL. They have scored 227 runs, good for seventh in the league. Their lineup his led by Vladimir Guerrero, who has 61 hits, 42 RBI's and 12 HR's in 180 at bats. Nelson Cruz has also been a force with 34 RBI's and 10 HR's.

Minnesota leads Detroit in the AL Central by 1 ½ games. They have an overall record of 27-20 and have gone 4-6 SU in their last 10. They are 15-9 SU at home and as a favorite they are 19-11 ATS. Against the over/under line they are 19-25-3. Against Texas at home, the game has gone under in five of the last six.

Right hander Kevin Slowey will be on the mound tonight for Minnesota. In his first nine starts he has gone 5-3 with a 4.53 ERA. In his last start he lasted 5.2 innings, giving up six hits and two earned runs in a non decision. For his career against the Rangers he is 0-0 with an ERA of 1.50.

Minnesota is ranked third in the AL with a team batting average of .275, but they have only scored 230 runs, ranking them fifth. Justin Morneau leads the team with 61 hits, 35 RBI's, and 11 HR's. For the season, four other players in the lineup have 20+ RBI's.

Rankin's Game Bet
In a matchup of division leaders the slight edge has to go to Minnesota based on their record at home verse the Rangers' record on the road. The strongest play in this game would be the under as the recent trends certainly lean that way. Take the Under 9 at 5Dimes