MLB Picks: Twins vs Rangers Baseball Betting Odds

The Minnesota Twins will try to break a two game losing streak tonight when they face the Texas Rangers at 8:05pm EST from Rangers Ballpark in a game that can be seen on ESPN2 baseball. Online sportsbooks have Texas -150 favorites in MLB picks vs Minnesota +140 while the over/under baseball betting odds is sitting 8.5 OVER (-115). The Rangers will try to win their fourth straight game tonight by sending lefthander C.J. Wilson to the mound with a 12-5 record and 3.02 ERA while the Twins will counter with lefthander Brian Duensing who is undefeated this season going 4-0 with a blistering 2.18 ERA. Sportsbooks also favor Texas -1.5 (+135) on the MLB betting money line vs Minnesota +1.5 (-155).

The Twins are in position to be swept by the Rangers as they lost 4-0 on Monday and 4-3 on Tuesday as +130 underdogs in MLB odds and could lose tonight's game with Wilson pitching. Minnesota pitcher Carl Pavano was given the complete-game loss allowing four runs over eight hits. Michael Young drove a single to left field in the seventh inning to score Andres Blanco for the go ahead run. Josh Hamilton added his 29th home run of the season while Blanco went 2-3 with two doubles good for a run to give the Rangers the second of their four game series at Texas.

Heading into tonight's game on ESPN2, the Twins have gone 71-54 on the season in MLB picks, 5-5 when playing on Wednesday and 7-3 after a loss. Minnesota is 11-5 in their last 16 games, 4-2 in their last 6 games when playing Texas, 2-4 in their last 6 games overall and 2-5 in their last 7 games when playing on the road against the Rangers. Texas has gone 71-54 on the season, 7-3 when playing on Wednesday and 4-6 after a win. Texas is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall, 4-1 in their last 5 games at home, 5-2 in their last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota and 2-4 overall in their last 6 games when playing the Twins.