Rays vs Rangers Prediction 4/6/25 MLB Picks Today

The Rays are visiting the Rangers on Sunday, April 6^th at the Globe Life Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Rays vs Rangers Prediction. We will examine:

The Texas Rangers recent form and player performance

The Tampa Bay Rays recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Texas Rangers

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Tampa Bay Rays

Recent betting trends in games played between the Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers game

Texas Rangers Preview

The Texas Rangers have a 7-2 record this season and are sitting on the first place of the AL West. They are coming off a 6-4 home victory over the Rays and have four consecutive wins. They are 3-1 to the under in their last 4 games, and are playing the Cubs and the Mariners next. The Rangers have a .190 batting average this season, .267 OBP and .346 Slugging percentage. Texas’ pitching staff has a 2.93 ERA and 1.06 WHIP.  Wyatt Langford leads the Rangers with 8 hits, while having a .258 batting average, while Jake Burger leads the team with 6 RBI and 5 runs.

Kumar Rocker (R) will take the mound for the Rangers, and this will be his first start of the season. Last season he had a 3.86 ERA and 1.54 WHIP, and this will be the first time he will be facing the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay Rays Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays have a 4-4 record this season and are sitting on the 4^th place of the AL East. They are coming off a 4-6 road defeat by the Rangers and have three consecutive losses. They are 4-1 to the under in their last 5 games, and are playing the Angels and the Braves next. The Rays have a .261 batting average this season, .322 OBP and .379 Slugging percentage. Tampa’s pitching staff has a 2.96 ERA and 0.96 WHIP. Brandon Lowe leads the Rays with 10 hits, 7 RBI and 3 home runs, while Johny DeLuca leads the team in batting average with .435.

Drew Rasmussen (R) will take the mound for the Rays and this will be his first start of the season. Last season he had a 2.83 ERA and 1.08 WHIP, and in his only previous meeting versus the Rangers back in 2022, he gave up 5 runs in just 3 innings of work, as the Rays lost by 5-9.

Why the Texas Rangers will win

• The Rays have lost each of their last eight games at Globe Life Field.
• The Rangers have won 12 of their last 13 games against the Rays.
• The Rays have failed to cover the run line each of their last seven games at Globe Life Field against teams that held a winning record.
• The favorites have covered the run line in each of the Rays’ last six games.
• The Rangers have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven games against the Rays at Globe Life Field.
• The Rangers have led after 3 innings in each of their last five games against American League opponents.

Why the Tampa Bay Rays will win

• The Rays have won 10 of their last 15 games as underdogs against American League opponents following a road loss.
• The Rangers have lost four of their last five day games against AL East opponents following a win.
• The Rays have covered the run line in seven of their last eight day games against teams that held a winning record.
• The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six games following a home win.
• The Rays have led after 3 innings in three of their last four day games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
• The Rays have led after 5 innings in three of their last four day games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.

Total Runs Facts

• Seven of the Rangers’ last eight games against AL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Seven of the Rays’ last eight day games against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last seven day games.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in seven of the Rays’ last eight day games against American League opponents.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Prediction

The Rangers have won both meetings in this season with a combined 11-6 score. They are 9-1 in their last 10 overall meetings against the Rays, and under is 5-2 in their last 7 meetings.

In this Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Prediction, both teams are coming at a pickem price (-110). The Rangers have been much better to start the season, and have dominated the Rays in the first two games of the series, but the Rays have the pitching advantage in this game.

Rasmussen was terrific last season, while Rocker had been ok for the Rangers, but I still don’t trust the Rays on the road, as they have been dominated by the Rangers. With both teams playing mostly lower-scoring games this season, as they are a combined 13-4 to the under, I expect another low-scoring affair today. Take the under 8 runs.