The Los Angeles Angels are visiting the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, April 15th, at the Globe Life Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Angels vs Rangers Prediction. We will examine:
The Texas Rangers’ recent form and player performance
The Los Angeles Angels’ recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Texas Rangers
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Los Angeles Angels
Recent betting trends in games played between the Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers game
Texas Rangers Preview
The Texas Rangers have a 9-7 record this season and are sitting in the second place of the AL West. The Marlins have a 6-1 home record and 7-9 in over/under. They are coming off a 1-3 road defeat by the Seattle Mariners and are now 1-5 in their last 6 games and 5-1 to the over in their last 6. The Rangers have a .208 batting average this season, .267 OBP, and .359 slugging percentage. Texas’s pitching staff has a 3.85 ERA and 1.17 WHIP. Josh Smith leads the Rangers with 13 hits, while Jonah Heim leads the team with 7 RBI. Corey Seager is the team’s best hitter with a .231 batting average.
Patrick Corbin (L) will take the mound for the Rangers, and he has a 0-0 record, 6.75 ERA, and 1.75 WHIP. In this only start versus the Angels last season, he gave up 4 runs in just 4 innings of work.
Los Angeles Angels Preview
The Los Angeles Angels have a 9-6 record this season and are sitting in the first place of the AL West. The Angels have a 7-5 road record and 10-5 in over/under. They are coming off a 3-7 road defeat by the Houston Astros and are 4-1 to the over in their last 5 games. The Angels have a .237 batting average this season, .302 OBP, and .454 Slugging percentage. LA’s pitching staff has a 4.87 ERA and 1.38 WHIP. Nolan Schanuel leads the Angels with 17 hits, while Mike Trout leads the team with 14 RBI. Logan O’Hoppe is the team’s best hitter, with a .333 batting average.
Yusei Kikuchi (L) will take the mound for the Angels, and he has a 0-2 record, 5.00 ERA, and 1.28 WHIP. He has given up 3+ runs in each of his three starts this season, and in his two starts against the Rangers last season, he gave up 7 runs in 9.3 innings of work.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Angels have lost each of their last seven night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rangers have won each of their last six games at Globe Life Field.
- The Angels have failed to cover the run line each of their last seven night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rangers have covered the run line each of their last four home games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Rangers have led after 5 innings in each of their last four night games at Globe Life Field against American League opponents.
- The Rangers have led after 3 innings in each of their last six home games.
Why the Los Angeles Angels will win
- The Angels have won each of their last three games as road underdogs against American League opponents following a loss.
- The Rangers have lost four of their last five games as home favorites following a road loss.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven Tuesday night games against AL West opponents.
- The Angels have covered the run line in four of their last five night games against the Rangers following a loss.
- The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games against AL West opponents.
- The Angels have won the first inning in three of their last four games against American League opponents.
- The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four night games.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rangers’ last five home games against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Ten of the Angels’ last 12 games as road underdogs 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 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Angels’ last six Tuesday games.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rangers rank 30th in the league for on-base percentage this season (.267).
- The Rangers rank 30th in the league for walks this season (35).
- The Angels rank 2nd in the league for slugging percentage this season (.454).
- The Angels rank 3rd in the league for home runs this season (30).
Angels vs Rangers Prediction
The Rangers are 8-2 in their last 10 meetings against the Angels and 3-1 in their last 4 meetings in Texas. Over is 3-1-1 in their last 5 meetings. In this Angels vs Rangers Prediction, the Rangers are coming as -130 home favorites. There is no way I’m going to lay the points with a team with Patrick Corbin on the mound. Kikuchi is struggling, but in the second half of last season, he had a terrific run while playing for the Astros. I will take a pass on the side in this one, though, as the total offers more value. With both pitchers having a combined 11.75 ERA this season, and both teams having bottom-11 bullpen ERAs this season with 10.66 combined, I’m going with the over 8.5 runs in this one.