Houston Astros at Texas Rangers Free Pick

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The Texas Rangers will do battle against the Houston Astros at Globe Life Park. ATTSN Southwest will be televising the action. The opening pitch is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. ET.

Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers Odds

Houston (-225) is entering this one as the favorite over Texas (+205) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this night game at 10 runs. The odds for betting on the game’s total now stand at -105 for the over and -115 for the under. The game’s runline odds sit at -150 for taking the Astros -1.5 runs and +130 for the Rangers +1.5.

The Astros are 13-6 SU and are 8-10 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 3.0 units for moneyline gamblers over the early portions of the season, despite having lost 1.8 units ATS. The Rangers, on the other hand, are 10-8 SU and 11-6 ATS. They’ve gained 6.8 units for moneyline bettors and 2.8 units ATS.

Rangers games have had an over/under record of 9-8 so far in 2019. The Astros have been a decent under bet with a total record of 6-12.

Gerrit Cole will get the start for the Stros. The right-handed Cole is 1-2 with a 3.24 ERA and 36 strikeouts. He’s 0-1 with nine strikeouts and a 4.50 ERA against Texas this year.

The Rangers are going with righty Adrian Sampson (0-1, 5.93 ERA), who has nine punchouts and six walks to his name, along with a WHIP of 1.61. Sampson is 0-1 with three strikeouts and a 1.50 ERA against Houston this year.

Texas’ pitching staff has allowed 5.2 runs per game overall this season as a unit. The team’s starters have a 5.68 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.65 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 7.5 K/9. In 13 divisional games, Rangers starters have an ERA of 5.28 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.59.

Texas’ hitters are putting up 5.3 runs per outing, including 4.9 per game against divisional foes and 6.4 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .255/.348/.491 over its last five games and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.

Elvis Andrus has helped lead the Rangers’ offense this year with three home runs, 13 RBIs and nine runs scored.

In the visiting dugout, Houston’s pitching staff allowed 3.1 runs per game and its starters own a 3.07 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 9.70 K/9. The bullpen has an excellent ERA of just 2.68, along with a K/9 of 10.40.

Astros hitters have slashed .273/.352/.464 on their way to 4.4 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.8 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).

Jose Altuve has led Houston’s hitters so far. Altuve is slashing .316/.361/.658 with eight home runs, 16 RBIs and 13 runs scored.

The Astros just took the previous game in the series by a final score of seven runs to two.

Astros at Rangers Free Prediction

Predictions: SU Winner – Astros, ATS Winner – Astros, O/U – OVER

Betting Notes

  • The over has cashed in four of Houston’s last seven games.
  • The Astros have hit 18 home runs in their last 10 games. The Rangers have hit 12 over their last 10.
  • The Astros have a team OPS of .816 this season and an OPS of .760 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Rangers’ OPS stands at .772 overall and .786 against righties.
  • Houston has posted 26.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 19.4 over its last five.
  • The Astros have won 11 of their last 12 games SU.