The Cleveland Indians will pay a visit to Arlington to play the Rangers at Globe Life Park. Fox Sports Southwest is in line to showcase this AL matchup and the game gets underway at 8:05 p.m. ET.
Cleveland Indians vs. Texas Rangers Odds
Oddsmakers are listing Cleveland (-110) as the favorite over Texas (+100). Bettors can wager on the game’s total with odds sitting at -105 for over 9.5 runs and -115 for under 9.5. You can also wager on the game’s runline with the most recent odds standing at +135 for the Indians -1.5 runs and -155 for the Rangers +1.5.
The Indians are 37-33 SU and have gone 32-37 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 7.0 units for moneyline bettors and 6.2 units ATS. Cleveland’s covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven. The Rangers, on the other hand, are 38-33 SU and 44-26 ATS. They’ve gained 15.4 units for moneyline bettors and 15.3 units ATS. Texas has covered the spread in each of its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven.
Rangers games have had an over/under record of 34-35-1 thus far in 2019. Cleveland has been a decent under bet with a total record of 29-39-1.
Mike Clevinger will get the start for the visiting Indians. The right-handed Clevinger is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 22 strikeouts. This will be his first start against Texas this year. He did make two starts against the team in 2018, putting together a 0-1 record with a 3.38 ERA and 14 strikeouts.
The Rangers are handing the ball to righty Lance Lynn (7-4, 4.40 ERA), who’s got 93 strikeouts and 24 walks, along with a WHIP of 1.33. Lynn only made one start against the Indians in 2018 (1-0, 1.50 ERA and five strikeouts across six innings).
As a unit, Texas’ pitching staff has allowed 5.2 runs per game overall in 2019. Its starters have a 5.09 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.72 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 8.1 K/9.
Texas’ hitters have put up 5.6 runs per contest, including 5.7 per game over its last 10 games and 4.6 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .214/.323/.327 over its last five games and is 2-3 SU during that span.
Elvis Andrus and Shin-soo Choo have led the Rangers’ hitters this year. Andrus is slashing .303/.341/.454 with six home runs, 39 RBIs, 39 runs and 14 stolen bases, and Choo’s line is .284/.385/.512 with 12 homers, 30 RBIs and 50 runs.
For the visiting squad, Cleveland’s pitchers have allowed 4.2 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.22 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 9.77 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.26, along with a WHIP of 1.22.
The Indians offense has slashed .232/.317/.392 on its way to 4.3 runs scored per game this year, including 6.1 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.8 per game over the team’s last five outings (4-1 SU).
First baseman Carlos Santana and shortstop Francisco Lindor continue to lead Cleveland’s offense. Santana is slashing .287/.407/.522 with 14 home runs, 42 RBIs and 46 runs scored, while Lindor is hitting .299/.365/.525 with 11 homers, 25 RBIs, 33 runs and nine stolen bases.
The Indians have lost 10.3 units and are 20-28 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in 18 of those games, compared to 29 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Rangers have netted 12.1 units and are 28-18 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in 22 of those games, compared to 24 which went under the total.
Indians at Rangers Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Rangers, ATS Winner – Rangers, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- Cleveland has tallied 21 extra-base hits over its last five contests. Texas has 13 XBH over its last five.
- The Indians have a team OPS of .709 this season and an OPS of .722 against right-handed pitchers. The Rangers’ OPS stands at .778 overall and .794 against righties.
- Cleveland has recorded 24.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 26.6 over its last five.
- The Indians have hit 18 home runs in their last 10 games. The Rangers have hit seven over their last 10.
