Astros vs. Rangers odds, tips and betting trends

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16 April 2023

Astros vs. Rangers odds, tips and betting trends

The Texas Rangers (8-6) and Houston Astros (7-8) will battle on Sunday at Minute Maid Park, starting at 7:08 PM ET.

The Astros are favored (-200 on the moneyline) when they take the field at home against the Rangers (+168). The Houston Astros will give the start to Framber Valdez (1-1, 1.89 ERA), who is looking for win No. 2 on the season, and the Rangers will counter with Andrew Heaney (1-1, 8.22 ERA).

These clubs meet again after the Astros defeated the Rangers 8-2 yesterday. Hunter Brown registered the win for the Astros (7.0 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 5 K), and Yordan Alvarez led the way offensively (1-for-4 with a double and three RBI). Cole Ragans (4.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 3 K) took the loss for the Rangers.

Here is everything you need to get ready for Sunday’s Astros vs. Rangers matchup, including viewing options.

Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Astros (-200, bet $200 to win $100)
Underdog: Rangers (+168, bet $100 to win $168)
Over/under: 7.5

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Astros Stats and Trends

Astros Betting Records

This season, the Astros have been favored 13 times and won seven, or 53.8%, of those games.
Houston has a record of 1-2 when favored by -200 or more by sportsbooks this season.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Astros have a 66.7% chance to win.
Houston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 10 of 15 opportunities.
In 15 games with a spread this season, the Astros are 8-7-0 ATS.

Framber Valdez (Astros Probable Starter)

The Astros are sending Valdez (1-1) to make his fourth start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 1.89 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 19 2/3 innings pitched.
The lefty last pitched on Monday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he tossed seven innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up three hits.
In three games this season, the 29-year-old has an ERA of 1.89, with 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .246 against him.
Valdez is trying to secure his third straight quality start in this outing.
Valdez is looking for his fourth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.3 frames per appearance on the hill.
The opposing Rangers offense has the 17th-ranked slugging percentage (.403) and is 18th in MLB play with 15 home runs. It has a collective .245 batting average, and is 24th in MLB with 115 total hits and ninth in MLB action scoring 75 runs.
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 29-year-old’s 1.89 ERA ranks 20th, 1.211 WHIP ranks 41st, and 8.5 K/9 ranks 46th.

Astros Batting Stats

The Astros’ 16 home runs rank 12th in Major League Baseball.
Fueled by 39 extra-base hits, Houston ranks 23rd in MLB with a .390 slugging percentage this season.
The Astros rank 12th in MLB with a .254 team batting average.
Houston is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking seventh with 76 total runs this season.
The Astros have the 12th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.335).
Houston ranks 14th in strikeouts per game (8.4) among MLB offenses.

Rangers Stats and Trends

Rangers Betting Records

The Rangers have won in three of the six contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
Oddsmakers have given Texas the worst odds of winning it has seen this season with a +168 moneyline listed for this contest.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 37.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Texas’ games have gone over the total in nine of its 14 opportunities.
The Rangers have posted a record of 7-7-0 against the spread this season.

Andrew Heaney (Rangers Probable Starter)

The Rangers will look to Heaney (1-1) to open the game and make his third start of the season.
His most recent time out was on Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals, when the lefty went five innings, surrendering no earned runs while allowing two hits.
In two appearances this season, he has an 8.22 ERA and 14.1 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are batting .273 against him.
Heaney heads into this matchup with one outing of five or more innings pitched this season.
He will take the hill against an Astros offense that ranks eighth in the league with 132 total hits (on a .254 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .390 (23rd in the league) with 16 total home runs (12th in MLB play).