Rangers vs. Astros odds, tips and betting trends

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06 September 2023

Rangers vs. Astros odds, tips and betting trends

In the final game of a three-game series at Globe Life Field, the Texas Rangers (76-62) face the Houston Astros (79-61), Wednesday at 8:05 PM ET.

Oddsmakers project the Rangers as a small favorite (-119 moneyline odds) against the Astros (-100). The starting pitchers are Max Scherzer (12-5) for the Texas Rangers, and Justin Verlander (10-7) for the Houston Astros.

The Astros took down the Rangers 14-1 yesterday, with Framber Valdez getting the win (7.0 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 4 K) and Jose Altuve leading the way offensively (going 3-for-4 with three home runs and three RBI). Nathan Eovaldi (1.1 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 1 K) took the loss for the Rangers.

Get ready for the Rangers vs. Astros with what you need to know about Wednesday’s game, including viewing options.

Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:19 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Rangers (-119, bet $119 to win $100)
Underdog: Astros (-100, bet $100 to win $100)
Over/under: 8.5

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Rangers Stats and Trends

Rangers Betting Records

The Rangers have entered the game as favorites 96 times this season and won 56, or 58.3%, of those games.
Texas has entered 83 games this season favored by -119 or more and is 49-34 in those contests.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 54.3% chance to win.
Texas and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 70 of 138 opportunities.
In 138 games with a spread this season, the Rangers are 73-65-0 ATS.

Max Scherzer (Rangers Probable Starter)

Scherzer (12-5) takes the mound for the Rangers in his 26th start of the season. He has a 3.55 ERA in 144 1/3 innings pitched, with 168 strikeouts.
His last time out came on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, when the righty tossed six scoreless innings while giving up only one hit.
The 39-year-old has a 3.55 ERA and 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings across 25 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .218 to his opponents.
Scherzer is trying to record his third straight quality start in this game.
Scherzer will try to go five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 5.8 frames per outing.
In six of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
He will face an Astros offense that ranks fifth in the league with 717 runs while batting .260 as a squad. It has a collective .434 slugging percentage (seventh in MLB play) and has hit a total of 191 home runs (eighth in MLB).
Head-to-head against the Astros this season, Scherzer has pitched eight innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while striking out eight.
This season, the 39-year-old ranks 17th in ERA (3.55), 10th in WHIP (1.102), and seventh in K/9 (10.5) among qualifying pitchers.

Rangers Batting Stats

The Rangers have hit 194 homers this season, which ranks seventh in the league.
Fueled by 502 extra-base hits, Texas ranks third in MLB with a .455 slugging percentage this season.
The Rangers have a team batting average of .267 this season, which ranks second among MLB teams.
Texas has scored 759 runs this season, which ranks third in MLB.
The Rangers have an OBP of .337 this season, which ranks third in MLB.
Texas ranks 16th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.7 whiffs per contest.

Astros Stats and Trends

Astros Betting Records

The Astros have been victorious in 24, or 63.2%, of the 38 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
Houston has a mark of 16-12 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by -100 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Astros have a 50% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Houston’s games have gone over the total in 73 of its 140 opportunities.
The Astros have an against the spread record of 71-69-0 in 140 games with a line this season.

Justin Verlander (Astros Probable Starter)

The Astros will send Verlander (10-7) to make his 23rd start of the season. He is 10-7 with a 3.34 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 129 1/3 innings pitched.
The righty’s most recent appearance was on Saturday against the New York Yankees, when he tossed six innings, surrendering six earned runs while giving up eight hits.
The 40-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.34, with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 22 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .232 batting average against him.
Verlander heads into this matchup with 11 quality starts under his belt this season.
Verlander will try to extend a 16-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.9 frames per outing).
He has held his opponents without an earned run in five of his 22 appearances this season.
The opposing Rangers offense has a collective .267 batting average, and is second in the league with 1281 total hits and third in MLB action with 759 runs scored. They have the third-ranked slugging percentage (.455) and are seventh in all of MLB with 194 home runs.

Astros Batting Stats

The Astros average 1.4 home runs per game to rank eighth in baseball with 191 total home runs .
So far this year, Houston ranks seventh in the majors, slugging .434.
The Astros have the fourth-best batting average in the league (.260).
Houston is the fifth-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 5.1 runs per game (717 total).
The Astros’ .332 on-base percentage ranks fifth-best in baseball.

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