August 20, 2012 5:35 PM UTC

Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers 8/20/2012

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The Texas Rangers are 36-22 at home this season and are solid favorites to beat the Baltimore Orioles who are 34-26 on the road this season. The Rangers have a better than 55% chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Rangers\' starter Ryan Dempster is forecasted to have a better game than Orioles\' starter Miguel Gonzalez. Ryan Dempster has a 59% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Miguel Gonzalez has a 44% chance of a QS. If Ryan Dempster has a quality start the Rangers has a 79% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 3.5 and he has a 34% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Rangers win 68%. In Miguel Gonzalez quality starts the Orioles win 63%. He has a 9% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 63% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Texas Rangers is Adrian Beltre who averaged 2.4 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 41% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Rangers have a 76% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Baltimore Orioles is Nick Markakis who averaged 1.9 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 29% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Orioles have a 52% chance of winning.

CURRENT SEASON: We advise relying on these trends after the first 6 to 8 weeks of the season. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore OriolesRECORDTexas RangersRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road34-26, 57% 2095Record at Home36-22, 62% 34Baltimore Orioles
VS Texas Rangers1-3, 25% -182VS Baltimore Orioles3-1, 75% 148Texas Rangers
vs Team .500 or Better32-32, 50% 718vs Team .500 or Better33-31, 52% -615Baltimore Orioles
Record As Road Underdog32-25, 56% 2006Record As Home Favorite35-22, 61% -92Baltimore Orioles
When Miguel Gonzalez Starts6-2, 75% 583When Ryan Dempster Starts9-10, 47% 8Baltimore Orioles

PAST 30 DAYS: We advise incorporating these trends along with the current Season after the first 6 to 8 weeks. UNITS EDGE FAVORS: Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore OriolesRECORDTexas RangersRECORDUNITS EDGE
Record on the Road8-4, 67% 873Record at Home7-6, 54% -24Baltimore Orioles
VS Texas Rangers0-0 No GamesVS Baltimore Orioles0-0 No GamesN/A
vs Team .500 or Better13-9, 59% 691vs Team .500 or Better6-7, 46% -193Baltimore Orioles
Record As Road Underdog8-4, 67% 873Record As Home Favorite6-6, 50% -150Baltimore Orioles
When Miguel Gonzalez Starts4-1, 80% 427When Ryan Dempster Starts2-2, 50% -9Baltimore Orioles

OVER-UNDER TRENDS: This game is trending Under

Baltimore OriolesRECORDTexas RangersRECORDO-U EDGE
OVER-UNDER ON ROAD24-35, 41% OverOVER-UNDER AT HOME24-32, 43% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS4-8, 33% OverROAD OVER-UNDER PAST 30 DAYS5-7, 42% OverUNDER
ROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON47-30, 61% OverROAD OVER-UNDER LAST SEASON55-31, 64% OverUNDER
OVER-UNDER IN Miguel Gonzalez STARTS2-6, 25% OverOVER-UNDER IN Ryan Dempster STARTS7-11, 39% OverN/A

ACCUSCORE ADVISOR: AccuScore simulates every game thousands of times one play at a time. We are the industry standard in sports forecasting and the only company to be paid for sports picks and predictions by the biggest sports companies in the world. Our newest product, the AccuScore Advisor, provides Side Value, Money Line and Over-Under picks for every MLB game and rates them as One, Two, Three or Four Star picks. Three and Four Star picks have delivered over +10,000 units of profit the past 2 seasons. Visit AccuScore.com to find out what AccuScore\'s Advisor recommends for this game. The following trends are AccuScore\'s RIGHT-WRONG records and units (+/-) when making picks involving these teams.

SIDE VALUE (Current Season) - Baltimore Orioles Road Games: 27-33, 45% +759 Texas Rangers Home Games: 24-34, 41% -1495 SIDE VALUE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Baltimore Orioles Road Games: 6-6, 50% +286 Texas Rangers Home Games: 6-7, 46% -141

MONEY LINE (Current Season) - Baltimore Orioles Road Games: 26-34, 43% -1367 Texas Rangers Home Games: 36-22, 62% +86 MONEY LINE (PAST 30 DAYS) - Baltimore Orioles Road Games: 4-8, 33% -526 Texas Rangers Home Games: 7-6, 54% +28

OVER-UNDER RECORD (Current Season) - Baltimore Orioles Road Games: 30-23, 57% + 470 Texas Rangers Home Games: 27-22, 55% + 280 OVER-UNDER RECORD (PAST 30 DAYS) - Baltimore Orioles Road Games: 4-5, 44% -150 Texas Rangers Home Games: 8-4, 67% + 360

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