TEXAS(Gabbard) +200 (BCLI line +140) over Laa(Lackey) (Win 8-7)
Texas +1.5 (-110) over Laa--------------Lackey has allowed 46 hits in his last 34 innings. At no time in the season has Gabbard been anywhere near that easy to hit. The Angels hit about 24 points higher than the Rangers but their slugging percentage is about the same. The Angels have scored 28 more runs this season than the Rangers. Texas has scored 5 or more runs in each of their last 4 games.......a weaker offense than the Angels, but if they can beat Escobar with Volquez, they can definitely win this one. Lackey pitches more innings per game than Gabbard, but does that, alone, make him better? I think not. This line is based too much on these teams' records.(Win 8-7)