Rangers vs. Angels odds, tips and betting trends

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14 August 2023

Rangers vs. Angels odds, tips and betting trends

The Los Angeles Angels (59-60) will visit the Texas Rangers (70-48), Monday at 8:05 PM ET, in a matchup of AL West rivals.

The favored Rangers (-176 moneyline odds) play at home against the Angels (+150). The Rangers will start Max Scherzer (11-4) against the Angels and Patrick Sandoval (6-8).

The Angels defeated the Astros 2-1 yesterday, with Chase Silseth registering the win while pitching five innings without giving up an earned run on four hits, while striking out five. Shohei Ohtani went 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI to lead the Angels’ offense.

Here is everything you need to prepare for Monday’s Rangers vs. Angels contest, including viewing options.

Texas Rangers vs. Los Angeles Angels Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Rangers (-176, bet $176 to win $100)
Underdog: Angels (+150, bet $100 to win $150)
Over/under: 9

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Rangers Stats and Trends

Rangers Betting Records

The Rangers have entered the game as favorites 79 times this season and won 50, or 63.3%, of those games.
Texas has entered 23 games this season favored by -176 or more and is 18-5 in those contests.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 63.8% chance to win.
So far this season, Texas and its opponents have hit the over in 57 of 118 games with a total.
The Rangers are 70-48-0 against the spread this season.

Max Scherzer (Rangers Probable Starter)

The Rangers are sending Scherzer (11-4) to the mound for his 22nd start of the season. He is 11-4 with a 3.88 ERA and 136 strikeouts through 120 2/3 innings pitched.
The righty last pitched on Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics, when he threw seven innings, allowing one earned run while giving up three hits.
In 21 games this season, the 39-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.88, with 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .236 against him.
Scherzer is looking to register his fourth quality start in a row in this game.
Scherzer will aim to go five or more innings for his 11th straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.7 frames per outing.
He has made four appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
He will match up with an Angels offense that ranks 11th in MLB with 1017 total hits (on a .252 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .440 (fifth in MLB) with 177 total home runs (third in MLB).
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 39-year-old’s 3.88 ERA ranks 32nd, 1.177 WHIP ranks 23rd, and 10.1 K/9 ranks 13th.

Rangers Batting Stats

The Rangers have hit 165 homers this season, which ranks fifth in the league.
Fueled by 436 extra-base hits, Texas ranks second in MLB with a .462 slugging percentage this season.
The Rangers rank second in MLB with a .271 team batting average.
Texas has scored the second-most runs in the majors this season with 672.
The Rangers have an on-base percentage of .341 this season, which ranks second in the league.
Texas is ranked 15th in strikeouts per game (8.6) among MLB offenses.

Angels Stats and Trends

Angels Betting Records

The Angels have been victorious in 25, or 44.6%, of the 56 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
Los Angeles has a mark of 2-4 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +150 or worse on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Angels have a 40% chance of pulling out a win.
Los Angeles and its opponents have hit the over in 57 of its 119 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
In 119 games with a line this season, the Angels have a mark of 56-63-0 against the spread.

Patrick Sandoval (Angels Probable Starter)

Sandoval (6-8) gets the starting nod for the Angels in his 21st start of the season. He’s put together a 4.10 ERA in 109 2/3 innings pitched, with 92 strikeouts.
In his last outing on Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants, the left-hander went 6 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
The 26-year-old has put together a 4.10 ERA and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings over 20 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .250 to his opponents.
Sandoval is trying to secure his eighth quality start of the year in this outing.
Sandoval is aiming for his 10th straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.5 innings per start.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 20 outings this season.
He will face off against a Rangers squad that is batting .271 as a unit (second in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .462 (second in the league) with 165 total home runs (fifth in MLB play).

Angels Batting Stats

The Angels rank third in MLB play with 177 home runs. They average 1.5 per game.
This season, Los Angeles is fifth in baseball with a .440 slugging percentage.
The Angels are 12th in the majors with a .252 batting average.
Los Angeles is the seventh-highest scoring team in MLB, averaging 4.8 runs per game (575 total).
The Angels’ .326 on-base percentage ranks 10th-best in the majors.

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