I think the starting pitching matchup is getting overvalued here. Ervin Santana has been very good at home this season but right now teh Angels bats aren't giving their pitchers much support. The Angels have lost four of their last five games while Texas has won five straight and six of seven thanks to some major offense. Over those seven games, Texas is blasting in 7.6 runs per game! LA is averaging 4.4 during their losing streak and just 4.2 overall per game at home this season. LA is just 8-14 this year vs. winning teams and 18-26 as a home favorite of -100 to -150! They just aren't a good team to back as a home favorite, especially when they'll likely need to score 5+ to get the victory. Texas as a live dog here.
This pick was released to clients on February 05, 2013 at 1:38PM ET.
MLB
Texas at Los Angeles
August 5, 2006
4:05 PM Eastern
2 units on Texas +127 (moneyline) (risk 2 to return 4.54)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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