Baseball betting stays focused on inter-league play on Monday as the Rangers of Texas swing away against the Padres of San Diego.

Matt Harrison gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Rangers on this day; he's 8-3 on the season. The Padres, meanwhile, will counter with Jason Marquis, who will be looking to improve on his 3-5 mark.



View Texas vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook MLB line for this matchup, San Diego sat as +165 underdogs. The total was set at 7.5.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Padres at No. 16 in the National League and the Rangers at No. 1 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up San Diego's No. 16 ranked National League offense (3.4 runs per game) against a Rangers defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 5 in the American League at 4 runs allowed per game. The Padres have been averaging 7.5 hits per game, less than the Rangers have managed so far this season (10 hits on average).

Comparing defensive stats, Texas owns the American League's No. 2-rated road mark, allowing 3.7 runs per game on the highway. San Diego, on the other hand, rates No. 15 in scoring at home.

Last time out for Texas, they were a 9-3 Sportsbook as they battled the Astros at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Rangers at -245 were rewarded, while the 12 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Texas hopes solid pitching and defense that led to their last victory - a 10-strikeout performance from Colby Lewis - will prevail again after their 9-3 victory against Houston at Rangers Ballpark.

The Padres were a 2-1 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Athletics. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got San Diego at +127 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors. San Diego got the job done in their last match in a 2-1 victory over Oakland on Sunday at O.co Coliseum behind starter Clayton Richard.


Texas Rangers Trends:
When playing on Monday are 8-2
Before playing San Diego are 6-4
After playing Houston are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Texas are 5-5
After playing Oakland are 6-4
After a win are 3-7

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


Next up:
Texas at San Diego, Tuesday, June 19