The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers meet Tuesday in MLB action at Globe Life Field. Here’s a Rangers vs Astros Prediction. This article will include a Rangers vs Astros Pick.
Houston Astros Betting Preview
The Houston Astros are 24-31 on the year and play the Pirates and Brewers next. The Houston Astros are batting. 247 on the season, have a .322 OBP, and have a .407 slugging percentage. The Houston Astros’ pitching staff has a 5.08 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. Yordan Alvarez leads the Houston Astros with 58 hits and 33 RBI, while Isaac Paredes and Christian Walker have combined for 97 hits and 60 RBI.
Jason Alexander gets the ball for the Houston Astros, and he is 1-0 with a 7.30 ERA and 10 strikeouts this season. This will be Alexander’s second career game against the Texas Rangers.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 24-29 on the year and play the Royals and Cardinals next. The Texas Rangers are batting .232 on the season, with a .314 OBP and a .371 slugging percentage. The Texas Rangers’ pitching staff has a 3.69 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 99 hits and 52 RBI.
Jack Leiter gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 1-4 with a 4.61 ERA and 60 strikeouts this season. Leiter is 1-2 with a 3.46 ERA and 20 strikeouts in his career against the Houston Astros.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Rangers have won each of their last eight games against AL West opponents following a home loss.
- The Astros have lost five of their last six road games against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last four games following a home loss.
- The Astros have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six night games following a road win.
- The Astros have lost the first inning in four of their last five road games against AL West opponents.
- The Astros have trailed after 5 innings in 13 of their last 17 road games against opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Houston Astros will win
- The Astros have won eight of their last nine games as underdogs against the Rangers following a road win.
- The Rangers have lost six of their last seven games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Rangers’ last seven games.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as home favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have lost the first inning in each of their last five games as favorites.
- The Astros have led after 3 innings in each of their last seven night games against the Rangers.
- The Astros have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven night games against the Rangers.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Astros’ last eight road games against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Twelve of the Rangers’ last 14 home games against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Astros’ last seven games as road underdogs against AL West opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last six night games.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 15 home appearances against AL West opponents.
- Corey Seager has hit a home run in two of his last three home appearances against the Astros.
Houston Astros Player Prop Facts
- Christian Walker has hit at least one home run in each of the Astros’ last three games.
- Jeremy Pena has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine road appearances against AL West opponents.
Rangers vs Astros Prediction
The Astros threw a no-hitter yesterday, which means they’re going to get drilled tonight. It doesn’t help that Alexander has a 7.30 ERA and 1.70 WHIP through 12.1 innings. However, I’ll still side with the Astros and the plus money because they’re simply playing the better baseball right now. The Astros have turned their season around over the last two weeks, while the Rangers have lost four straight and have scored a combined three runs in their last three games. Also, Leiter is no stranger to getting rocked to sleep. I’ll go with the Astros and the more favorable price.