Rangers vs. Brewers odds, tips and betting trends

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19 August 2023

Rangers vs. Brewers odds, tips and betting trends

The Milwaukee Brewers (66-57) will visit the Texas Rangers (72-50), in the second game of a three-game series, Saturday at 4:05 PM ET.

The Brewers are an underdog (+123 moneyline odds to win) when they take the field at the Rangers (-145). The Texas Rangers will hand the ball to Dane Dunning (9-4, 3.17 ERA), who is looking for win No. 10 on the season, and the Brewers will turn to Freddy Peralta (9-8, 4.01 ERA).

The Brewers took down the Rangers 9-8 yesterday, with Elvis Peguero getting the win (0.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K) and William Contreras leading the way offensively (going 3-for-3 with a double and three RBI). Josh Sborz (0.1 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 1 K) took the loss for the Rangers.

Ahead of the Rangers vs. Brewers matchup, here is what you need to prepare for Saturday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Texas Rangers vs. Milwaukee Brewers Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Rangers (-145, bet $145 to win $100)
Underdog: Brewers (+123, bet $100 to win $123)
Over/under: 8

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Rangers Stats and Trends

Rangers Betting Records

The Rangers have been favorites in 83 games this season and won 52 (62.7%) of those contests.
Texas has entered 48 games this season favored by -145 or more and is 31-17 in those contests.
The implied probability of a win from the Rangers, based on the moneyline, is 59.2%.
Texas’ games have gone over the total in 60 of its 122 chances.
The Rangers are 72-50-0 against the spread this season.

Dane Dunning (Rangers Probable Starter)

Dunning (9-4 with a 3.17 ERA and 97 strikeouts in 127 2/3 innings pitched) looks for his 10th win when he makes the start for the Rangers, his 19th of the season.
In his last time out on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants, the right-hander threw seven innings, giving up one earned run while surrendering seven hits.
The 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.17, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 26 games this season. Opponents are batting .237 against him.
Dunning is trying to extend a third-game quality start streak in this game.
Dunning will look to build on a five-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.9 innings per outing).
He has held his opponents without an earned run in seven of his 26 appearances this season.
He will face a Brewers offense that ranks 22nd in the league with 525 runs while batting .233 as a squad. It has a collective .377 slugging percentage (27th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 128 home runs (22nd in MLB).
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 28-year-old’s 3.17 ERA ranks fifth, 1.144 WHIP ranks 18th, and 6.8 K/9 ranks 50th.

Rangers Batting Stats

The Rangers’ 171 home runs rank fifth in Major League Baseball.
Fueled by 455 extra-base hits, Texas ranks second in MLB with a .463 slugging percentage this season.
The Rangers’ .271 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking second in MLB.
Texas has scored the second-most runs in the majors this season with 699.
The Rangers have an on-base percentage of .341 this season, which ranks second in the league.
Texas ranks 15th with an average of 8.6 strikeouts per game.

Brewers Stats and Trends

Brewers Betting Records

The Brewers have been underdogs in 59 games this season and have come away with the win 29 times (49.2%) in those contests.
This year, Milwaukee has won 11 of 30 games when listed as at least +123 or worse on the moneyline.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Brewers have a 44.8% chance of pulling out a win.
Milwaukee and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 54 of its 123 opportunities.
The Brewers have posted a record of 57-66-0 against the spread this season.

Freddy Peralta (Brewers Probable Starter)

The Brewers will send Peralta (9-8) out for his 24th start of the season as he tries for his 10th win. He is 9-8 with a 4.01 ERA and 157 strikeouts over 128 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent time out on Sunday, the right-hander tossed six scoreless innings against the Chicago White Sox while surrendering four hits.
During 23 games this season, the 27-year-old has a 4.01 ERA and 11 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .216 to opposing hitters.
Peralta is seeking his fifth quality start in a row.
Peralta will try to build upon a 14-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.6 innings per outing).
In five of his 23 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
The opposing Rangers offense has a collective .271 batting average, and is first in the league with 1149 total hits and second in MLB action with 699 runs scored. They have the second-ranked slugging percentage (.463) and are fifth in all of MLB with 171 home runs.
The 27-year-old’s 4.01 ERA ranks 33rd, 1.180 WHIP ranks 24th, and 11 K/9 ranks fifth among qualifying pitchers this season.

Brewers Batting Stats

The Brewers rank 22nd in MLB play with 128 total home runs.
So far this year, Milwaukee has the fourth-lowest slugging percentage in baseball (.377).
The Brewers have the third-worst batting average in the league (.233).
Milwaukee scores the 22nd-most runs in baseball (525 total, 4.3 per game).
The Brewers are 23rd in baseball with an on-base percentage of .312.

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