Saturday, 11 May 2013

Live MLB - Texas Rangers at Houston Astros ESPN 12am

A difficult game to pick. Darvish is a beast and Houston are unlikely to score any runs, but the price, even on the runline, is too short. There was a time when I liked to bet any team longer than 3.0, but frankly even that looks short here.

The Rangers are hitting lefties at .271 on the season (.254 L5) and Houston are hitting an anaemic .175 L5 against righties ... before Darvish rode into town.

I'd look at the total, but Bedard has been marginally better at home and there's always the chance Texas will just start swinging for the fences and Overs would be the bet.

Instead, I'm going to take a handicap bet and give 3 runs, to try and wring a little value out of a tough game.

Pick: Texas Rangers -3 @ 2.4

 27-25 (+2.96)

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