The Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Dodgers meet Sunday in MLB action at Dodger Stadium. Here’s a Dodgers vs. Rangers Prediction. This article will include a Dodgers vs. Rangers Pick.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 7-7 on the year and play the Mariners and A’s next. The Texas Rangers are batting .229 on the season and have a .286 OBP, and a .382 slugging percentage. The Texas Rangers pitching staff has a 3.57 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. Brandon Nimmo leads the Texas Rangers with 20 hits and 7 RBI, while Jake Burger and Corey Seager have combined for 24 hits and 17 RBI.
Jacob deGrom gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 0-0 with a 3.72 ERA and 13 strikeouts this season. deGrom is 1-5 with a 2.58 ERA and 76 strikeouts in his career against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 11-3 on the year and play the Mets and Rockies next. The Los Angeles Dodgers are batting .297 on the season and have a .372 OBP, and a .507 slugging percentage. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff has a 3.60 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. Andy Pages leads the Los Angeles Dodgers with 23 hits and 17 RBI, while Teoscar Hernandez and Shohei Ohtani have combined for 30 hits and 20 RBI.
Roki Sasaki gets the ball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he is 0-1 with a 7.00 ERA and 9 strikeouts this season. This will be Sasaki’s second career game against the Texas Rangers.
Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win
- The Rangers have lost each of their last six day games against NL West opponents.
- The Dodgers have won seven of their last eight games.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in 14 of their last 15 games against National League opponents following a loss.
- The Dodgers have covered the run line in five of their last six games after playing the previous day.
- The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Dodgers have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games as favorites against AL West opponents.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Dodgers have lost five of their last six games as favorites against American League opponents following a home win.
- The underdogs have won 23 of the Rangers’ last 34 games.
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven day games following a home win.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in seven of the Rangers’ last eight games.
- The Rangers have led after 3 innings in four of their last five road games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rangers have led after 5 innings in four of their last five road games against opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rangers’ last four road games has gone OVER the total runs line.
- Six of the Dodgers’ last seven home games against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last five day games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in five of the last six games between the Rangers and Dodgers at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium.
Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts
- Shohei Ohtani has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances against the Rangers after playing the previous day.
- Teoscar Hernandez has recorded at least one hit in each of the Dodgers’ last nine home games against AL opponents.
- Andy Pages ranks 1st in the league in Hits (23) this season.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Corey Seager has hit a home run in three of the Rangers’ last four road games.
- Jacob deGrom has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last 16 appearances against NL West opponents.
- Brandon Nimmo has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight road appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Jacob deGrom has recorded a win in six of his last seven appearances against NL West opponents.
- Brandon Nimmo ranks T2nd in the league in Hits (20) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for home runs this season (27).
- The Dodgers rank 1st in the league for RBIs this season (87).
- The Rangers rank 29th in the league for walks this season (37).
- The Rangers rank 28th in the league for on-base percentage this season (.286).
Dodgers vs Rangers Prediction
You can make a case for the Rangers and the plus money with deGrom on the bump, but it’s not enough bang for the buck to pull the trigger. If anything, the Dodgers and the cheap price have even more value. The Dodgers are simply on a heater that I’m not excited to step in front of and with the way they’re usually priced, anytime you can get them under -150 it’s a steal. As I’ve said many times before, we’ll have chances to fade the Dodgers and these inflated prices, but with a line this soft, it’s impossible to turn down the Dodgers.