The Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels meet Saturday in MLB action at Angel Stadium. Here’s an Angels vs. Rangers Prediction. This article will include an Angels vs. Rangers Pick.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 24-26 on the year and play the Royals and Astros next. The Texas Rangers are batting .237 on the season and have a .319 OBP, and a .379 slugging percentage. The Texas Rangers’ pitching staff has a 3.64 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. Josh Jung leads the Texas Rangers with 55 hits and 21 RBI, while Jake Burger and Brandon Nimmo have combined for 97 hits and 51 RBI.
Nathan Eovaldi gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 5-4 with a 3.62 ERA and 55 strikeouts this season. Eovaldi is 7-3 with a 3.04 ERA and 77 strikeouts in his career against the Los Angeles Angels.
Los Angeles Angels Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Angels are 18-34 on the year and play the Tigers and Rays next. The Los Angeles Angels are batting. 226 on the season, have a .312 OBP, and have a .381 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Angels’ pitching staff has a 4.94 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP. Jo Adell leads the Los Angeles Angels with 50 hits and 28 RBI while Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel have combined for 93 hits and 47 RBI.
Walbert Urena gets the ball for the Los Angeles Angels, and he is 1-4 with a 2.70 ERA and 30 strikeouts this season. This will be Urena’s first career game against the Texas Rangers.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The Angels have won four of their last five games as home underdogs against the Rangers.
- The Rangers have lost four of their last five games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games against AL West opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in seven of the Rangers’ last eight games.
- The Rangers have lost the first inning in four of their last five games as favorites.
- The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in eight of their last nine games against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in eight of their last nine games against AL West opponents.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Angels have lost each of their last nine night games against American League opponents following a home win.
- The Rangers have won 11 of their last 13 games against the Angels following a loss.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine night games against American League opponents following a home win.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in five of their last six games as favorites against the Angels following a loss.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the last eight games between the Rangers and Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim has gone OVER the total runs line.
- Seven of the Rangers’ last eight games as favorites against the Angels have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last four games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last four games between the Rangers and Angels.
Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts
- Nolan Schanuel has recorded at least one hit in each of the Angels’ last 12 home games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Travis d’Arnaud has hit a home run in each of his last three appearances with his team as a home underdog against the Rangers.
- Mike Trout ranks 6th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.404) this season.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Brandon Nimmo has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances against the Angels.
- Nathan Eovaldi has recorded a win in each of his last six appearances with the Rangers as road favorites.
- Nathan Eovaldi has recorded seven or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances with the Rangers as road favorites.
- Wyatt Langford has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances against the Angels.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Angels rank 30th in the league for strikeouts against this season (498).
- The Angels rank 29th in the league for walks allowed this season (241).
- The Rangers rank 27th in the league for runs scored this season (198).
- The Rangers rank 27th in the league for steals this season (21).
Angels vs Rangers Prediction
Eovaldi has had his struggles this season, but he’s allowed 12 hits and 1 run in his last 22 innings. Two of those three starts came against the Yankees. It’s safe to say Eovaldi is back, folks. Urena has been sharp in his own right, but he has just 33.1 career innings under his belt. The jury is still out on the rookie pitcher. Oh, the Angels suck and are creating a mountain of losses these days. The Rangers should take advantage of games like this as they inch closer toward .500 play. Give me the Rangers led by one of their aces who has found his form.