MLB Picks: New York Yankees vs. Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers are 18-8 in Yu Darvish's last 26 home starts, which is important to consider when making your MLB picks Monday, as they open up a four-game series with the New York Yankees.

Courtesy of SBR Forum, the Rangers are -184 favorites in the pro baseball odds, with the betting total sitting at 8.5 in the market.

Let's take a closer look at this American League matchup from a betting perspective while offering up a prediction along the way.

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees suffered an 8-7 extra-innings loss to the Boston Red Sox as +131 road underdogs on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, dropping them seven games back in the American League East standings.

Yankees starting pitcher Ivan Nova is 2-1 with a 5.09 ERA in four career starts versus the Texas Rangers.

Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers have dropped seven of their last eight games, including a 4-2 setback to the Baltimore Orioles as -137 home favorites Sunday.

Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish is 1-0 with a 1.98 ERA in two lifetime starts versus the New York Yankees.

Prediction

I'm going to recommend that readers back the Texas Rangers as one of their MLB picks Monday, as they've gone 5-2 in Yu Darvish's last seven starts as a home favorite of -151 to -200.

MLB Pick: Texas Rangers -184

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