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Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 7/24/2021

Texas Rangers (35-63) vs. Houston Astros (59-39)
July 24, 2021 7:10 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Astros -189 / Texas Rangers +174; Over/Under: -8.5
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The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros meet Saturday in MLB action at Minute Maid Park. The Rangers need a win to snap an eight-game losing streak. The Astros look for a win after splitting their last six games.

The Texas Rangers have scored 10 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in seven of their last eight games. The Rangers have lost seven straight games when scoring three or less runs. Isiah Kiner-Falefa leads the Rangers with 100 hits and 33 RBI while Adolis Garcia and Nate Lowe have combined for 173 hits and 107 RBI. Kyle Gibson gets the ball, and he is 6-2 with a 2.86 ERA and 90 strikeouts this season. Gibson is 4-2 with a 2.41 ERA and 53 strikeouts in his career against the Astros.

The Houston Astros have scored 20 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four straight games. The Astros have won four of their last five games when scoring four or more runs. Yuli Gurriel leads the Astros with 104 hits and 59 RBI while Michael Brantley and Jose Altuve have combined for 197 hits and 94 RBI. Framber Valdez gets the ball, and he is 5-2 with a 3.26 ERA and 56 strikeouts this season. Valdez is 1-2 with a 5.12 ERA and 27 strikeouts in his career against the Rangers.

The Rangers are 6-14 in their last 20 during game 2 of a series and 17-44 in their last 61 overall. The Astros are 44-20 in their last 64 games as a favorite and 31-15 in their last 46 overall. The over is 13-5-1 in Rangers last 19 road games. The under is 4-1 in Astros last 5 Saturday games. The Rangers are 5-21 in the last 26 meetings in Houston and 8-18 in the last 26 meetings.

Kyle Gibson has been good this season and it makes the Rangers intriguing as a solid underdog. However, the Rangers still have yet to win a game in the second half and they’re going nowhere fast. The Rangers offense is ice cold. I’m not backing the Rangers until they show signs of getting out of this slump. Give me the Astros, and I’ll take the RL for max betting value.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Houston Astros -1.5

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