Rangers vs. Nationals odds, tips and betting trends

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08 July 2023

Rangers vs. Nationals odds, tips and betting trends

At Nationals Park on Saturday, the Washington Nationals (five consecutive defeats) meet the Texas Rangers at 4:05 PM ET.

The Rangers are the road favorite (-195) versus the Nationals (+165). The Texas Rangers will give the start to Andrew Heaney (5-5, 4.12 ERA), who is looking for win No. 6 on the season, and the Nationals will counter with Jake Irvin (1-5, 4.86 ERA).

These squads play again following the Rangers’ 7-2 victory over the Nationals yesterday. Cody Bradford (5.0 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 1 K) registered the win for the Rangers. Adolis Garcia went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBI to lead the team on offense. Trevor Williams (6.0 IP, 4 R, 7 H, 5 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Nationals.

Here’s what you need to get ready for Saturday’s Rangers vs. Nationals contest, including viewing options.

Texas Rangers vs. Washington Nationals Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:18 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Rangers (-195, bet $195 to win $100)
Underdog: Nationals (+165, bet $100 to win $165)
Over/under: 10

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Rangers Stats and Trends

Rangers Betting Records

This season, the Rangers have been favored 60 times and won 36, or 60%, of those games.
Texas has a record of 9-2, a 81.8% win rate, when favored by -195 or more by bookmakers this season.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 66.1% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
Texas and its opponents have hit the over in 46 of its 89 games with a total this season.
The Rangers are 53-36-0 ATS in their 89 games with a spread this season.

Andrew Heaney (Rangers Probable Starter)

Heaney gets the start for the Rangers, his 17th of the season. He is 5-5 with a 4.12 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 83 2/3 innings pitched.
The lefty last pitched on Sunday against the Houston Astros, when he tossed five scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
In 16 games this season, the 32-year-old has an ERA of 4.12, with 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .229 against him.
Heaney has recorded six quality starts this season.
Heaney is seeking his fourth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.2 frames per appearance on the mound.
In four of his 16 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
He will face a Nationals offense that ranks 26th in the league with 358 runs while batting .259 as a squad. It has a collective .392 slugging percentage (24th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 72 home runs (29th in MLB).

Rangers Batting Stats

The Rangers have hit 122 homers this season, which ranks sixth in the league.
Hitters for Texas have a combined .462 slugging percentage this season, which ranks second in MLB.
No team has a better batting average than the .275 AVG the Rangers have posted this season.
Texas leads MLB with 526 runs scored this season.
No team gets on base better than the Rangers, who has a league-best .342 OBP this season.
Texas ranks 15th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.6 whiffs per contest.

Nationals Stats and Trends

Nationals Betting Records

The Nationals have come away with 31 wins in the 83 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
This season, Washington has come away with a win 14 times in 31 chances when named as an underdog of at least +165 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 37.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Washington’s games have gone over the total in 40 of its 87 opportunities.
In 87 games with a line this season, the Nationals have a mark of 47-40-0 against the spread.

Jake Irvin (Nationals Probable Starter)

The Nationals will send Irvin (1-5) out for his 12th start of the season. He is 1-5 with a 4.86 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 53 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last time out on Monday, the righty went six innings against the Cincinnati Reds, allowing three earned runs while surrendering six hits.
In 11 games this season, the 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.86, with 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .256 against him.
Irvin has three quality starts this year.
Irvin will aim to last five or more innings for his fifth straight start. He’s averaging 4.8 innings per outing.
In one of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
He will take the mound against a Rangers offense that ranks first in the league with 861 total hits (on a .275 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .462 (second in the league) with 122 total home runs (sixth in MLB action).

Nationals Batting Stats

The Nationals have hit 72 home runs this season, the second-lowest total in baseball.
So far this season, Washington ranks 24th in baseball with a .392 slugging percentage.
The Nationals are ninth in the majors with a .259 batting average.
Washington is the fifth-lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.1 runs per game (358 total).
The Nationals are 20th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .316.

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