Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers odds, tips and betting trends

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22 May 2022

Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers odds, tips and betting trends

The Texas Rangers (18-21) and Houston Astros (26-15) will battle on Sunday at Minute Maid Park, starting at 2:10 PM ET.

The Astros are a home favorite (-193) against the Rangers (+162). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Houston Astros looking to Jose Urquidy (3-1), and Taylor Hearn (2-2) answering the bell for the Texas Rangers.

Yesterday, the Astros claimed a 2-1 win over the Rangers, with Justin Verlander (6.0 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 8 K) registering the win for the Astros. Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI to lead the offensive attack. Jon Gray (6.0 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 4 K) was handed the loss for the Rangers.

Ahead of watching this Astros vs. Rangers matchup, here is what you need to know about Sunday’s action on the diamond.

Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 2:04 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Astros (-193, bet $193 to win $100)
Underdog: Rangers (+162, bet $100 to win $162)
Over/under: 8.5

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Astros Stats and Trends

Astros Betting Records

The Astros have won 22, or 71%, of the 31 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Houston is undefeated in six games this season when favored by -193 or more on the moneyline.
The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 65.9% chance of a victory for the Astros.
Games involving Houston have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 11 of 41 chances this season.
In 41 games with a spread this season, the Astros are 21-20-0 ATS.

José Urquidy (Astros Probable Starter)

The Astros will hand the ball to Urquidy (3-1) for his eighth start of the season.
The right-hander’s last start was on Tuesday, when he tossed five innings while giving up four earned runs on 12 hits in a matchup with the Boston Red Sox.
The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.81 and 5.3 strikeouts per nine innings, with a batting average against of .324 in seven games this season.
He has one quality starts in seven chances this season.
Urquidy has five starts of five or more innings this season in seven chances. He averages 4.2 innings per outing.
The Rangers have scored 159 runs this season, which ranks 21st in MLB. They have 286 hits, 25th in baseball, with 40 home runs (13th in the league).

Astros Batting Stats

The Astros’ 56 home runs rank second in Major League Baseball.
Hitters for the Astros have a combined .410 slugging percentage this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
Houston ranks 20th in MLB with a .231 team batting average.
The Astros have scored 175 runs this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
Houston has the 15th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.309).
The Astros rank 12th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.9 whiffs per contest.

Rangers Stats and Trends

Rangers Betting Records

The Rangers have been chosen as underdogs in 29 games this year and have walked away with the win 14 times (48.3%) in those games.
This season, Texas has been victorious three times in eight chances when named as an underdog of at least +162 or worse on the moneyline.
The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 38.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
Contests with Texas have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 17 of 39 chances this season.
The Rangers are 24-15-0 against the spread in their 39 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Taylor Hearn (Rangers Probable Starter)

The Rangers will send Hearn (2-2) out for his eighth start of the season. He is 2-2 with a 5.46 ERA and 31 strikeouts through 29 2/3 innings pitched.
The lefty last pitched on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he threw four innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up five hits.
The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 5.46, with 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings in seven games this season. Opponents have a .277 batting average against him.
Hearn has yet to notch a quality start this season.
Hearn will try to record his fourth matchup of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 4.1 innings per appearance.
He will face an Astros offense that ranks 10th in the league with 175 total runs scored while batting .231 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .410 slugging percentage (seventh in MLB action) and has hit a total of 56 home runs (second in the league).
Hearn has a 7.20 ERA and a 1.200 WHIP against the Astros this season in five innings pitched, allowing a .263 batting average over one appearance.

Rangers Batting Stats

The Rangers rank 13th in baseball with 40 total home runs.
So far this season, the Rangers rank 25th in baseball with a .353 slugging percentage.
Texas is 26th in the league with a .222 batting average.
The Rangers score the 21st-most runs in baseball (159 total, 4.1 per game).
Texas is 28th in baseball with a .287 on-base percentage.
The Rangers strike out 8.3 times per game to rank 13th in the league.

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