5 Crucial Rangers Observations From AL Wild Card Series Sweep of Rays

5. Rangers Are Starting to Get the Respect They Deserve

The Rangers were pretty big underdogs before the Rays series started. And even after winning Game 1, the betting odds favored Texas to win the series, but they also projected that the Rays would reclaim their status as favorites to win the series if they won Game 2.

Things are starting to shift. Not all the way, but they're getting there.

The Rangers are just -105 underdogs against the top-seeded team in the American League in this series, while the Orioles are -115 favorites. This one's basically being called a coin-flip.

Texas is still being disrespected in the World Series odds though, ranking sixth among all remaining teams at +900.

We'll just have to keep winning games until we get the respect we deserve.

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