The Baltimore Orioles battle the visiting Texas Rangers on Thursday in MLB betting action at Camden Yards.

Texas puts its faith in starter Ross Wolf to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 1-0. Getting the ball for the Orioles is Miguel Gonzalez, who owns a 6-3 record on the season with a 3.63 ERA.



View Texas vs Baltimore Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Orioles in this matchup found them as +125 underdogs on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 8.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Orioles rated this week at No. 10 and the Rangers sitting at No. 2.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Baltimore has the American League's No. 3-rated offensive output, at 9.3 hits per game. The Rangers average 9 hits per game, good for No. 5 on the American League list.

Baltimore owns the American League's No. 9 defense, allowing 4.5 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Texas' American League No. 4-rated defense.

Texas was a 6-1 loser in its last match on the road against the Orioles. They lost as +135 underdogs, while the total score of 7 made winners of UNDER bettors. Texas didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 6-1 to Baltimore on Wednesday at Camden Yards.




Texas Rangers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Detroit are 7-3
After playing Baltimore are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

Baltimore Orioles Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Toronto are 6-4
After playing Texas are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

A few Rangers at Orioles trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas' last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Texas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Texas is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing at home against Texas
Baltimore is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Baltimore's last 18 games at home


Next up:
Texas at Detroit, Friday, July 12
Baltimore home to Toronto, Friday, July 12