Angels at Rangers MLB Odds & Picks: The American League West front-runners, Texas Rangers, welcome the second place Los Angeles Angels to Arlington on Thursday who will be looking to whittle the Rangers lead as they go head to head in a four game weekend series at Rangers Ballpark. The Angels will give tonight's start to veteran Jered Weaver. The Angels right-hander is 9-5 this season with a 3.16 ERA. Texas will go with former Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee on the mound. The Rangers left-hander has a 2.59 ERA to go along with a 8-4 record this season.
Sportsbook.com lists the Rangers as -175 moneyline favorites for tonight's game with a total of eight getting EVEN odds. Angels backers are getting +165 odds as the underdog. The Rangers are getting +120 run line odds (-1 1/2) while the Angels are giving -140 (+1 1/2).
Weaver bounced back from one of his worst starts of the season to throw seven solid innings against the Mariners in a 3-2 win on Friday. Weaver allowed just two runs, both coming on a seventh inning two-run homer from Justin Smoak, and struck out five.
Lee is making his third start for the Rangers since being acquired from the Mariners. He has pitched nine innings in both games, but the Rangers have lost both times. He is 6-3 with a 3.19 ERA in nine starts against the Angels in his career.
The Angels were defeated 10-6 by the Yankees last time out, as +180 underdogs. That game's 16 runs sailed OVER the posted nine total set by Sportsbook. Joel Pineiro gave up 11 hits and six runs over his six innings in the Angels loss.
The Rangers were defeated 4-1 by the Tigers last time out, as a -110 pick'em. That game's five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Colby Lewis gave up nine hits and four runs over seven innings in suffering the Rangers loss.
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