Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

The Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Rangers Ballpark.

The Indians will trot Justin Masterson out to the mound in this one. Righthander Masterson has a 3-7 record and a 4.85 ERA this season.

Masterson’s opponent in this one will be C.J. Wilson. The Rangers lefthander has a 3.34 ERA to go along with a 6-4 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 260-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Jayson Nix went 2-for-5 with two homers and three runs batted in, as the Indians upset the Rangers 9-3 on Monday night.

Cleveland cashed as +190 road underdogs, while the game played OVER the 10.5-run total listed by oddsmakers.

Matt LaPorta hit a two-run shot for the Indians, as Joe Smith got the win in relief of Aaron Laffey for Cleveland.

Ian Kinsler was 2-for-3 with an RBI for Texas, while losing pitcher Omar Beltre was ripped for four runs over three innings for the Rangers.

Current streak:
Texas has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Cleveland: 33-49 SU
Texas: 48-34 SU

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Texas are 3-7
After playing Texas are 2-8
After a win are 6-4

Texas most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Cleveland are 7-3
After playing Cleveland are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Cleveland’s last 11 games when playing on the road against Texas
Cleveland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Texas’s last 11 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas’s last 5 games
Texas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
Texas is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games

Next up:
Texas home to Cleveland, Wednesday, July 7

Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.