Baseball Betting Dodgers at Rangers - A Tale of Division Leaders

Two division leaders begin a three-game series in Arlington on Friday as the Texas Rangers host the Los Angeles Dodgers at 8:05pm EST. The series should be a good test for the Rangers as they host the National League’s best team. The Dodgers will be sending Hiroki Kuroda to the mound on Friday while the Rangers counter with Vincete Padilla. Kuroda is 1-1 in baseball betting odds for the season for the Dodgers with a 1.62 ERA while Padilla is 4-3 with a 5.22 ERA for Texas.

Last weekend Kuroda made just his second start since coming off the DL and was excellent against the Phillies, pitching six scoreless innings. Kuroda has never faced the Rangers in his career. Padilla was placed on waivers last week by the Rangers but was not claimed and is still in the starting rotation. He only gave up two earned runs against the Red Sox in seven innings in his last start. He is 3-2 in his career against the Dodgers with a 3.75 ERA. Texas has an offense that is in the Top 10 in the league but recently they have struggled. "We have not been going as well as we can be," Texas’ Michael Young said.

MLB betting odds have the Rangers -110 at home against the Dodgers -110 in baseball betting odds with a total of 10 UNDER -115. Before Thursday’s game, the Rangers were hitting just .249 with a .422 slugging percentage and averaging 4.3 runs per game in their last 23 games compared to the first 35 games of the season when they batted .279 with a .500 slugging percentage and averaged 5.7 runs per game. Not having Josh Hamilton in the lineup for in baseball betting odds has definitely not helped and he will be out at least for the next few weeks. Vlad's back in the lineup and when he starts swinging like he can, he'll be a difference-maker for us on the offensive side." Vegas baseball betting odds at the Hilton sportsbook have the Dodgers -108 favorites in MLB odds against the Rangers -102 with a betting total of 9 OVER -120.

Baseball Betting Odds and Stats Dodgers at Rangers

The Dodgers are 4-1 in baseball betting for their last 5 road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Dodgers are 7-17 in their last 24 vs. the American League West. The Dodgers are 15-38 in their last 53 Interleague road games. The Dodgers are 8-2 in baseball odds for Kuroda’s last 10 starts. The Dodgers are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings between the two teams. The Rangers are 4-0 in baseball betting odds for their last 4 Interleague games. The Rangers are 5-2 in their last 7 games as a home underdog. The Rangers are 7-3 in baseball betting for Padilla’s last 10 starts as a home underdog. The Under is 8-2 in the Dodgers last 10 Interleague games. The Under is 5-1 in Kuroda’s last 6 starts overall. The Under is 6-1-1 in the Rangers last 8 home games. The Under is 5-2 in baseball betting for Padilla’s last 7 starts overall.