Rangers vs. Rays odds, tips and betting trends

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18 July 2023

Rangers vs. Rays odds, tips and betting trends

The Texas Rangers (56-39) will host the Tampa Bay Rays (60-37), Tuesday at 8:05 PM ET, with the Rangers on a four-game winning streak.

The Rangers are favored (-137 on the moneyline) when they square off against the Rays (+116). The scheduled starters are Nathan Eovaldi (10-3) for the Texas Rangers, and Taj Bradley (5-5) for the Tampa Bay Rays.

These clubs meet again after the Rangers beat the Rays 3-2 yesterday. Aroldis Chapman earned the win for the Rangers (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 K), and Ezequiel Duran led the way offensively (1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI). Pete Fairbanks (0.2 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 K) took the loss for the Rays.

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Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:21 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Rangers (-137, bet $137 to win $100)
Underdog: Rays (+116, bet $100 to win $116)
Over/under: 8.5

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Rangers Stats and Trends

Rangers Betting Records

This season, the Rangers have won 39 out of the 65 games, or 60%, in which they’ve been favored.
Texas has a record of 28-17 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -137 on the moneyline.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 57.8% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
Texas and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 49 of 95 opportunities.
The Rangers are 56-39-0 against the spread this season.

Nathan Eovaldi (Rangers Probable Starter)

The Rangers are sending Eovaldi (10-3) out for his 19th start of the season. He is 10-3 with a 2.83 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 117 2/3 innings pitched.
The righty’s most recent appearance came on Thursday, July 6 against the Boston Red Sox, when he went 5 1/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while allowing five hits.
The 33-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.83, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 18 games this season. Opponents have a .213 batting average against him.
Eovaldi is looking to collect his 11th quality start of the season.
Eovaldi is aiming for his 19th straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.5 frames per appearance on the hill.
He has made six appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
He will match up with a Rays offense that ranks sixth in MLB with 841 total hits (on a .258 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .452 (third in MLB) with 143 total home runs (fourth in MLB).
Head-to-head against the Rays this season, Eovaldi has thrown 6 1/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on seven hits while striking out six.
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 33-year-old’s 2.83 ERA ranks seventh, 1.020 WHIP ranks fourth, and 8.3 K/9 ranks 40th.

Rangers Batting Stats

The Rangers have hit 130 homers this season, which ranks sixth in the league.
Fueled by 353 extra-base hits, Texas ranks second in MLB with a .461 slugging percentage this season.
The Rangers rank first in the majors with a .274 team batting average.
Texas leads MLB with 554 runs scored this season.
The Rangers have the best on-base percentage (.342) in baseball this year.
Texas ranks 14th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.5 whiffs per contest.

Rays Stats and Trends

Rays Betting Records

The Rays have been chosen as underdogs in 15 games this year and have walked away with the win six times (40%) in those games.
This season, Tampa Bay has been victorious one time in four chances when named as an underdog of at least +116 or longer on the moneyline.
The Rays have an implied victory probability of 46.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 52 of its 97 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Rays have posted a record of 53-44-0 against the spread this season.

Taj Bradley (Rays Probable Starter)

Bradley (5-5 with a 5.28 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 61 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Rays, his 14th of the season.
The righty’s last appearance came on Saturday, July 8 against the Atlanta Braves, when he went five innings, surrendering four earned runs while allowing five hits.
The 22-year-old has an ERA of 5.28, with 11.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 13 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .265 batting average against him.
Bradley is trying to pick up his second quality start of the season in this matchup.
Bradley has pitched five or more innings in a game eight times this year entering this matchup.
In two of his appearances this season he has not surrender an earned run.
He will take the hill against a Rangers offense that is batting .274 as a unit (first in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .461 (second in the league) with 130 total home runs (sixth in MLB play).
Bradley has a 9.82 ERA and a 2.182 WHIP against the Rangers this season in 3 2/3 innings pitched, allowing a .267 batting average over one appearance.