A key battle on the MLB odds menu sees visiting Minnesota duelling Texas on Saturday at Rangers Ballpark.

It's a pitching duel between Derek Holland for the Rangers (5-4 on the year) and Samuel Deduno for Minnesota (0-0 so far).



View Minnesota vs Texas Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Rangers in this one, they're listed as moneyline favorites of -210 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
The Rangers - Twins odds would favor the Rangers if the lines were set according to our power ranks. Texas is rated No. 1 in the current American League Odds Shark poll, while Minnesota is at No. 14 in the American League.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Texas has the American League's No. 1-rated offensive output, at 9.8 hits per game. The Twins average 8.8 hits per game, good for No. 9 on the American League list.

Texas owns the American League's No. 7 defense, allowing 4.3 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Minnesota's American League No. 14-rated defense.

The Twins were a 5-1 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Rangers. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Minnesota at +150 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. Minnesota got the job done in their last match in a 5-1 victory over Texas on Friday at Rangers Ballpark behind starter Francisco Liriano.




Minnesota Twins Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Texas are 4-6
After playing Texas are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

Texas Rangers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 5-5
After playing Minnesota are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few Twins at Rangers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Texas
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas' last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas' last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas' last 5 games at home
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota


Next up:
Minnesota at Texas, Sunday, July 8